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Holes / Louis Sachar

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Sachar, Louis, 1954-
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Judicial error - United States - Juvenile fiction.; Juvenile delinquency - Fiction.; Juvenile delinquency - Juvenile fiction.
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Pre-adolescent; Juvenile; Adolescent; General
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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Holes / Louis Sachar. - 1st ed.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux,,
233 pages
1998 English Book 37
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Title
  • Holes /​ Louis Sachar.
Author
  • Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Edition
  • 1st ed.
Published
  • New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux,, 1998.
  • New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
Physical Description
  • 233 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Target Audience
  • Pre-adolescent
Summary
  • As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Notes
  • "Frances Foster books."
  • Newbery Medal, 1999.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 0374332657
Dewey Number
  • [Fic]
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  • 13594534
  • 21605896
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Holes / Louis Sachar.
New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf Books,
8 pages
2001, 1998 English Book Possibly online
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Title
  • Holes /​ Louis Sachar.
Author
  • Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Published
  • New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf Books, 2001.
Physical Description
  • 231, 8 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Target Audience
  • Pre-adolescent
Summary
  • As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Notes
  • National Book Award, 1998.
  • Newbery Medal, 1999.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 044022859X (pbk.)
  • 9780440228592 (pbk.)
Dewey Number
  • [Fic]
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Libraries Australia ID
  • 44476536
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Holes / Louis Sachar.
London : Bloomsbury,
233 pages
2000 English Book 47
Title
  • Holes /​ Louis Sachar.
Author
  • Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Published
  • London : Bloomsbury, 2000.
Physical Description
  • 233 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Target Audience
  • Juvenile
Summary
  • As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Notes
  • Originally published: New York : Farrar, Strauss &​ Giroux, 1998.
Language
  • English
ISBN
  • 0747548471 (pbk.)
  • 074754459X (pbk.)
  • 0747546487
  • 0747563667 (pbk.)
Dewey Number
  • 813.54
Libraries Australia ID
  • 21139819
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Holes Louis Sachar ; read by Kerry Beyer. [sound recording] /
London : Bloomsbury,
4 sound discs (CD) (ca. 4 hr.,...
2002 English Audio book 9
Holes / Louis Sachar.
London : Bloomsbury, - Bloomsbury 21 ; 9
233 pages
2007 English Book 4
Holes / Louis Sachar.
New York< N.Y. : Yearling,
233 pages
1998 English Book; Illustrated 2
Holes Louis Sachar. [braille] /
Brisbane : Queensland Braille Writing Association,
6 v. of braille, embossed one ...
2005 English Book; Braille 1
Holes Louis Sachar. [sound recording] /
Nunawading : Statewide Vision Resource Centre,
9 sound cassettes : 2 track, mono.
2002 English Audio book 1
Holes / Louis Sachar.
London : HarperCollins Publishers, - Collins readers.
233 pages
2000 English Book 1
Holes Louis Sachar. [sound recording] /
New York, N.Y. : Random House,
4 sound discs (4 hr., 30 min.)...
1999 English Audio book 1

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A Story that has it All
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Roz Levine (Virginia)

Stanley Yelnats and his family have never had anything but bad luck, so it's not really a surprise to him when he is falsely accused and convicted of theft. Given the choice of jail or Camp Green Lake, Stanley chooses Green Lake because he's never been to camp before. Unfortunately, Camp Green Lake doesn't have a lake and it isn't really a camp. It's a juvenile detention facility. And to build character, the warden, who paints her fingernails with snake venom, has each "camper" dig a hole five feet deep by five feet wide by five feet long every day, even Saturdays and Sundays. What Stanley and the rest of the boys don't know is that the warden isn't just building character, she's looking for the lost buried treasure of outlaw, Kissing Kate Barlow. So begins Holes, a terrific, action filled story, full of great characters with strong voices, exciting, funny scenes and enough twists and turns to keep your kids reading non-stop to the end of the book. Louis Sachar has written a masterpiece full of humor, insight, wisdom and the triumph of the human spirit and he deserves all the awards this book won. A must read for children aged 9 - 12 and a great addition to all home libraries.

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Gloria Bonelli (Pine Bush, NY)

I initially wanted read Holes to see what all the fuss was about and to determine if I should buy it for some nieces and nephews for the holidays. Well, I read it in one sitting - just couldn't put it down.

The piece is very disturbing at first, demanding and bleak but realistic with a touch of the magic to come. The beginning can be a little hard to get through, almost depressing. But the rewards are ample and well worth the emotional journey.

Stanley Yelnats is an unlikely yet likeable protagonist who's evolution and growth is gradual and encouraging and totally believeable. I can imagine that many young adolescents will really relate to this "outsider". He gives us all hope. Yet for all Stanley's troubles and adventures, Sacher has given him a pair of loving and totally supportive parents. Yes, Stanley is the hero who comes to the rescue, but his parents are not fools and, in the end, do some growing of their own. How refreshing!

I'll not only give this book to various youngsters on my holiday list, but several adults will find it in their stockings as well.

Grab an onion, a canteen of fresh water, put your shovel down and enjoy!

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Holes, an adventure for the mind and soul.
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Chris (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.)

Hloes was a great book. Iv'e already read it twice and am reading it agian for a third time in a row. Stanley Yelnats IV (notice that his first name is his last name backwords)has a famly history of bad luck when his no good, dirty, rotten, pig stealing great-great grandfather, Elya Yelnats forgot to carry Madame Zeronie up a montain. This put a curse on his famly for generations to come. Elya's son, Stanley Yelnats I, was robbed near the now dry green lake by kissin Kate Barlow. Stanley's famly would have been rich if it wasn't for this. A man named Trout Walker wanted to find the treasure of Stanley Yelnats I but Kissin Kate Barlow buried it on the dry lake bed. When Stanley Yelnats IV was wrongly accused of stealing Clide Livingston's shows, he was sent to camp greenlake, which was on the dry lake bed. The warden was a decendent of Trout Walker. She made the each of the kids at camp greenlake dig a 5x5 hole every day. She said that it would build charecter but it becomes obvious to Stanley and his freinds later in the book that they are looking for something. I won't tell anymore but I highly recomend this book. If you don't read it then your missing out on a great book full of adventure , exitment, mystery, 2 storys in one. Holes is the best book I've ever read. 233 pages and I finished it in less then a week and I'm a slow reader. It would normally take me almost a month to read a book that is only a liitle over 100 pages long but I just couldn't put this book down, I didn't want it to end! I read it in all of my free time and even during class at school. There is no book better then Holes. Plus, the book is written so well you'll even be able to feel what the charecters are going through!

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    Sachar, Louis, 1954-
    [Book, Audio book : 1998-2007]
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    Sachar, Louis, 1954-
    [Book, Audio book : 1998-2007]
    Possibly online
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    Sachar, Louis, 1954-
    [Book, Audio book : 2006-2007]
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