Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is afflicted. His no-good, filthy, rotten, pig-stealing great-great-grandfather started the curse that has since befallen Yelnatses throughout the years. Stanley has now been unjustly transferred to Camp Green Lake, a facility for boys where the inmates develop their character by working all day, every day, to dig holes that are precisely five feet wide and five feet deep. In Camp Green Lake, there is no lake. Yet, there are a ton of gaps.
Stanley quickly understands that Camp Green Lake is about more than just character development. The warden is looking for something, so the boys begin digging holes. But what might lie beneath a dried-up lake? In this creative and darkly funny story of crime, punishment, and redemption, Stanley seeks to uncover the truth.
Holes by Louis Sachar
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- Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats
- Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, every day, digging holes
- Ages 10 and up
In Camp Green Lake, Stanley Yelnats forms tense connections and relationships as a result of being imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Flashbacks from Stanley’s ancestors are interspersed throughout the narrative, which is nicely brought together at the conclusion. Stanley Yelnats seemed to be complete without luck. He was imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit in an odd prison with vicious guards, violent prisoners, and some peculiar rules like having to dig a hole as big and deep as a shovel every day. Stanley needs to figure out how to break the curse that has followed his family for many years.
You’ll both laugh and cry over it. It will cause you to reflect on good fortune, friendship, and love, as well as how these lovely things may ease the burdens of difficult situations. A clever story has numerous lessons woven within it.
The heartwarming and motivational story Holes is about overcoming obstacles as well as friendship, the value of family, and coming to terms with challenging circumstances. It’s also a coming of age in a manner. As you read about each forthcoming situation, you will naturally want to support Stanley since he has an innocent, naive character that is so gratifying and refreshing.
