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Holes description "If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers. In place of what used to be "the largest lake in Texas" is now a dry, flat, sunburned wasteland, pocked with countless identical holes dug by boys improving their character. Stanley Yelnats, of palindromic name and ill-fated pedigree, has landed at Camp Green Lake because it seemed a better option than jail. No matter that his conviction was all a case of mistaken identity, the Yelnats family has become accustomed to a long history of bad luck, thanks to their "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather!" Despite his innocence, Stanley is quickly enmeshed in the Camp Green Lake routine: rising before dawn to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet in diameter; learning how to get along with the Lord of the Flies-styled pack of boys in Group D; and fearing the warden, who paints her fingernails with rattlesnake venom. But when Stanley realizes that the boys may not just be digging to build character--that in fact the warden is seeking something specific--the plot gets as thick as the irony. It's a strange story, but strangely compelling and lovely too. Louis Sachar uses poker-faced understatement to create a bizarre but believable landscape--a place where Major Major Major Major of Catch-22 would feel right at home. But while there is humor and absurdity here, there is also a deep understanding of friendship and a searing compassion for society's underdogs. As Stanley unknowingly begins to fulfill his destiny--the dual plots coming together to reveal that fate has big plans in store--we can't help but cheer for the good guys, and all the Yelnats everywhere. (Ages 10 and older) --Brangien Davis |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Robin from Lake Tapps says This book rocks |
| "Well I've never been to camp before." Done your going to Camp Green Lake! It's hot, it's unbearable, it's Holes. Stanley Yelnats, the main character is on his way to a whole different life
Stanley has to go to Camp Green Lake because Stanley was walking down the street one day and these pair of stolen shoes fell in his backpack from above. The police were looking for the expensive shoes, and they found them in his backpack. So, here he is now. "Your not looking for anything you're here to build character." Says one of the mean counselors, named Mr. Sir. The head Warden is a woman, a mean, old, read-headed woman. Stanley is told a story of Kissen Kate Barlow by one of the people at Camp Green Lake. It goes back in time to tell her story, she is very mysterious. But are Stanley and his friends actually trying to build character, or are they really looking for something? I really like holes because right when you think you know what's going to happen it suddenly changes, like when one of the counselors is teasing zero, he picks up a shovel and hits the counselor in the face, and runs away. That really surprised me. That is why I like this book. It has so many clues it is kind of like a puzzle, waiting to be solved I recommend this book to people who like adventure books. This book is for all ages including adults. READ THIS BOOK |
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