Holes

Name: Holes
ISBN: 9781408865231

Louis Sachar

1998·240 pages·children

Literary Fiction Mystery

classics coming of age family dynamics family secrets friendship friendship fiction

★ National Book Award (1998) · Winner ★ Newbery Medal (1999) · Winner

“Joyous... Everyone should be reading it, including adults”
— Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train your Dragon

“A witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up”
— Daily Telegraph

Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise. Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth. A masterpiece of storytelling that combines sly humour with irresistible, page-turning writing. CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR, PLUS A FOREWORD FROM PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR PHIL EARLE AND READING GROUP NOTES

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