I remember having to read this book in school but not appreciating it as much as I do now. The summary on the back cover doesn't do the book justice; I feel as if there was so much more to it. It's a good story about friendship, family history, determination and justice.

A great story that engages boys and girls alike! However, I believe this book is more appropriate for grades 5-6 and not grades 7-8.

Story Description: Random House Children's Books | May 9, 2000 | Trade Paperback 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. My Review: This was a cute story for kids. Stanley Yelnats is accused of stealing a pair of running shoes donated to a homeless shelter to raise money to fund the program, however, Stanley is truly innocent but the judge doesn’t believe him. He is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake where he is forced to dig holes under the blazing hot sun every single day including Saturday and Sunday. The holes must be exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. Each kid at Camp Green Lake is given a camp name and Stanley’s is ‘Caveman’. He hates digging holes and soon winds up looking for his friend ‘Zero’ after he storms out of camp into the barren lands. What they find might surprise you. All round cute story that was darkly humorous.

My brother isn’t a reader. He’s older than I am and just hasn’t been taken by the loveliness of books. That’s not to say he hasn’t read anything. There are a few books that he’s read and just loved and Holes, by Louis Sachar, was one of them. It’s been a while since he read it, but the comment that he loved it stuck in my brain. When I was at a friend’s house and saw it on her shelf, I borrowed it promptly. And let it sit on my shelf for months. (I never said I was the quickest reader–my TBR pile is taller than mountains) Finally, for the Dewey 24-Hour Read-A-Thon, I decided to pick up Holes and add it to my reading list. I was not disappointed! This was my first read of the day, started at 3am, and it held my interest for the 2 hours it took to read it. It’s the story of Stanley, who is sent to an all-boys detention centre. The boys are made to dig holes all day long, 5 feet across, and five feet deep. Throughout the story it’s hard not to love Stanley. He grows so much as a character, making friends and conquering his fears. It’s a story about camaraderie and not judging people by the colour of their skin. The characters have great development and it’s hard not to cheer for Stanley and his pals in the end. Holes is a great read for children and adults alike. I also hear there’s a movie about the book–if it’s anything like the book, I’m sure it’s fantastic!

what a fantastic story. such a rich vocabulary and i had reading it. after every page i was just speechless. it was just- i don't even have words to describe how good it was. you do not want to miss such a thrilling adventure.

This book is a really good book,because I never stopped reading it.This book is mostly for people who get bored at home.This book will keep you on track,and focused that you won't stop reading it.This book is about this guy names Stanley yenalts.He stole shoes from a store and went to a summer camp to dig holes.

there is a boy named Stanley, he was stealing a shoe from the charity, and got caugtht form the police, so Stanley ended up in a detention camp . he spent almost the rest of his days in the detention camp. it was torchure for him. eventually he gets out.

holes is very interisting book about a poor by thats goes to jail then finds out about a hinden terause that he must find

When I read this book I was blown away from all th adventure Stanley Yelnats has taken with his friend Zero. This book leads to alot of questions from the story line. Holes made me laugh at some of the chapters. This book was also about friendship because Stanley helped Zero do alot of things while they were at camp green lake. They looked after each others back through out the hole book.

This is a great book because I love to read th book I read this book two times one in gr 6 and the other one was in gr 7 this is the best book I read