Product Description

Stanley Yelnats is unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake where he and other boys are sentenced to dig holes to build character. Stanley learns the warden has them digging holes for something else- but what?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12049 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 233 pages

Customer Reviews

Holes, Chiara's review (9 year old)
Holes is an excellent book.
It is suspenseful, interesting,and not one chapter
is even the slightest bit boring.
You will find that you will want to read this book
multiple times.
Louis Sachar has done an amazing job with Holes.
I hope that my review convinces you to read this
wonderful award winning book.
Thank You

A book that must be read
An absolutely incredible book for young readers, Holes tells an amazingly entertaining tale that shouldn't be missed.

The main story follows Stanley Yelnats who is wrongly accused of a crime and sent to a camp along with other juveline deliquents to dig holes under the merciless blaze of the sun... what happens next I won't say so I don't spoil the plot, but what unfolds makes this a great book to read, one that as I've said before, you want your child to miss.

Even as a drunk online purchase, 5 stars!
I bought this as an accident -- probably drunk online -- not realizing that it's actually a kids book. But what a pleasant error to have made.

A great story that is designed to be appealing to young boys, but is a good story in its own right and well written enough to keep you turning pages as an adult -- particularly if you were a bit of a naughty kid growing up.

The boys in the camp have to dig holes ostensibly to build character, but in reality it is to help the warden find something hidden years ago. All is revealed in flashbacks to relationships that connect the characters and actions all the way through to the very enjoyable ending. Makes me want to start reading kids books exclusively!