Holes
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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| ISBN |
9780440414803 |
| Published |
9 May 2000 by Random House |
| Format |
Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Sachar, Louis |
| Availability |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780440414803 |
| ISBN-10 |
0440414806 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Internationally sourced; ships 6-12 working days |
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| Publisher |
Random House |
| Imprint |
Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Publication Date |
9 May 2000
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| Publication Country |
 United States |
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| Format |
Paperback
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| Author(s) |
By Sachar, Louis |
| Category |
Fiction (Child / Teen)
Award Winning
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| Number of Pages |
233 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 133mm
Height: 190mm
Spine: 13mm |
| Weight |
159g |
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| Interest Age |
Children |
| Reading Age |
Children |
| Library of Congress |
Juvenile delinquency - Fiction., Homeless persons - Fiction., Friendship - Fiction. |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile;Primary and secondary/elementary and high school |
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| Dewey Code |
FIC |
| Catalogue Code |
260410 |
Description of this Book
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: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment--and redemption.
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| Awards |
Winner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 4-8) 2001
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Winner of Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2003
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Winner of Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2003
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Winner of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2002
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Winner of Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2001
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| NZ Review |
A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism. <br>--Publishers Weekly, Starred<br><br> There is no question, kids will love Holes. --School Library Journal, Starred |
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Author's Bio
Louis Sachar is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats' Survival to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others.
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