Highly praised tale of crime and punishment, friendship and betrayal. When Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake, his quest to discover what he is digging for leads to danger, adventure and a confrontation with his family's past. Stanley Yelnats' sentence is to dig hole after hole in the burning desert at a juvenile detention centre like no other. As his story unfolds, so does that of his ancestors. Will Stanley be able to dig up the truth before he falls victim to the family curse? The novel is rich in descriptive detail, and tackles such important issues as crime and punishment, family and literacy. There are many opportunities for study of character, themes and subplot, and an examination of the book in conjunction with the film would provide a number of multimedia opportunities. Winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, Holes is a truly remarkable novel that has captured the imagination of a generation of readers.
Highly praised tale of crime and punishment, friendship and betrayal. When Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake, his quest to discover what he is digging for leads to danger, adventure and a confrontation with his family's past. Stanley Yelnats' sentence is to dig hole after hole in the burning desert at a juvenile detention centre like no other. As his story unfolds, so does that of his ancestors. Will Stanley be able to dig up the truth before he falls victim to the family curse? The novel is rich in descriptive detail, and tackles such important issues as crime and punishment, family and literacy. There are many opportunities for study of character, themes and subplot, and an examination of the book in conjunction with the film would provide a number of multimedia opportunities. Winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, Holes is a truly remarkable novel that has captured the imagination of a generation of readers.
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Holes by Louis Sachar
Highly praised tale of crime and punishment, friendship and betrayal. When Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake, his quest to discover what he is digging for leads to danger, adventure and a confrontation with his family's past. Stanley Yelnats' sentence is to dig hole after hole in the burning desert at a juvenile detention centre like no other. As his story unfolds, so does that of his ancestors. Will Stanley be able to dig up the truth before he falls victim to the family curse? The novel is rich in descriptive detail, and tackles such important issues as crime and punishment, family and literacy. There are many opportunities for study of character, themes and subplot, and an examination of the book in conjunction with the film would provide a number of multimedia opportunities. Winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, Holes is a truly remarkable novel that has captured the imagination of a generation of readers.
Highly praised tale of crime and punishment, friendship and betrayal. When Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to dig holes at Camp Green Lake, his quest to discover what he is digging for leads to danger, adventure and a confrontation with his family's past. Stanley Yelnats' sentence is to dig hole after hole in the burning desert at a juvenile detention centre like no other. As his story unfolds, so does that of his ancestors. Will Stanley be able to dig up the truth before he falls victim to the family curse? The novel is rich in descriptive detail, and tackles such important issues as crime and punishment, family and literacy. There are many opportunities for study of character, themes and subplot, and an examination of the book in conjunction with the film would provide a number of multimedia opportunities. Winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, Holes is a truly remarkable novel that has captured the imagination of a generation of readers.
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Holes: Get your students loving reading with this very popular KS3 reader (Collins Readers) By Sachar Louis
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Holes: Get your students loving reading with this very popular KS3 reader (Collins Readers) By Sachar Louis
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Stanely Ylenats has a streak of bad luck running in his family. Stanely's dad is an inventor. He has not hit ot big, but says he knows he will soon. Stanely found himself in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Someone stole a pair of sneekers, that were a proffesionals. The person who stole them stashed them by throwing them over the bridge. Stanely just happened upon the shoes and got in trouble for havong them. Stanely was sent to camp green lake. Stanely was excited that he got to go to camp. He was from a poor family, and this sounded like fun. When Stanely got to camp Green lake he quickly found out that this camp was not going to be any fun. Camp Green Lake was dried up and an open area of dirt. At Camp Green lake the boys were forced to dig holes as deep as ... MoreStanely Ylenats has a streak of bad luck running in his family. Stanely's dad is an inventor. He has not hit ot big, but says he knows he will soon. Stanely found himself in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Someone stole a pair of sneekers, that were a proffesionals. The person who stole them stashed them by throwing them over the bridge. Stanely just happened upon the shoes and got in trouble for havong them. Stanely was sent to camp green lake. Stanely was excited that he got to go to camp. He was from a poor family, and this sounded like fun. When Stanely got to camp Green lake he quickly found out that this camp was not going to be any fun. Camp Green Lake was dried up and an open area of dirt. At Camp Green lake the boys were forced to dig holes as deep as there shovels and as wide. The boys are full of mischief. Many events happen through out the book. Stanely becomes friends with Zero. He teaches Zero to read. Zero gets very upset and runs away. The boys are scared because he has little water and it is very hot. Stanely finds him and together they climb a mountain. They find great treasures on the mountain. The treasures eventually close camp Green Lake.
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'holes' was initially an unusual read! Aimed at 12+ year olds, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as a 50 + year old. It was a happy, laughing story! The character's names and the plot of filling in holes and then digging out holes is amusing. The lesson learnt by Stanely is rewarding.
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Such a good story. Entwines a story in the present, far into the past. Keeps you guessing and wondering and leaves you realising so much! Good moral story too. Suitable for children. One of the most enjoyable reads I've read for a while (I'm 47 lol).
Holes: Get your students loving reading with this very popular KS3 reader (Collins Readers) By Sachar Louis
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Holes: Get your students loving reading with this very popular KS3 reader (Collins Readers) By Sachar Louis
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Stanely Ylenats has a streak of bad luck running in his family. Stanely's dad is an inventor. He has not hit ot big, but says he knows he will soon. Stanely found himself in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Someone stole a pair of sneekers, that were a proffesionals. The person who stole them stashed them by throwing them over the bridge. Stanely just happened upon the shoes and got in trouble for havong them. Stanely was sent to camp green lake. Stanely was excited that he got to go to camp. He was from a poor family, and this sounded like fun. When Stanely got to camp Green lake he quickly found out that this camp was not going to be any fun. Camp Green Lake was dried up and an open area of dirt. At Camp Green lake the boys were forced to dig holes as deep as ... MoreStanely Ylenats has a streak of bad luck running in his family. Stanely's dad is an inventor. He has not hit ot big, but says he knows he will soon. Stanely found himself in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Someone stole a pair of sneekers, that were a proffesionals. The person who stole them stashed them by throwing them over the bridge. Stanely just happened upon the shoes and got in trouble for havong them. Stanely was sent to camp green lake. Stanely was excited that he got to go to camp. He was from a poor family, and this sounded like fun. When Stanely got to camp Green lake he quickly found out that this camp was not going to be any fun. Camp Green Lake was dried up and an open area of dirt. At Camp Green lake the boys were forced to dig holes as deep as there shovels and as wide. The boys are full of mischief. Many events happen through out the book. Stanely becomes friends with Zero. He teaches Zero to read. Zero gets very upset and runs away. The boys are scared because he has little water and it is very hot. Stanely finds him and together they climb a mountain. They find great treasures on the mountain. The treasures eventually close camp Green Lake.
'holes' was initially an unusual read! Aimed at 12+ year olds, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as a 50 + year old. It was a happy, laughing story! The character's names and the plot of filling in holes and then digging out holes is amusing. The lesson learnt by Stanely is rewarding.
Such a good story. Entwines a story in the present, far into the past. Keeps you guessing and wondering and leaves you realising so much! Good moral story too. Suitable for children. One of the most enjoyable reads I've read for a while (I'm 47 lol).
Great book for kids (my son read it at school in year 6 and enjoyed again in year 7). Enjoyed it myself too! Also bought the film, though we watched this after the book. Would recommend both.
My son read this for his school novel and loved it. I was interested in what he was reading so read it too. A great read, fantastic message about friendship and being your own person - highly recommend it.
Quick shipment. Books were even hard cover - better than expected.
Not about the order but the content of the book. For me, the author seems to rush through the ending
Our Public School made us purchase this book as our child's text for this term (3rd class). We have seen the Disney movie based on this book and it was very good. Perhaps for children a little older than third class I would have thought, but I'm only a parent, I'm not a professional educator, that is just my personal opinion.
The product came in quickly! (especially considering what is going on right now 4/24/2020) The product is clean and looks new. The previous owner of the book did a great job taking care of this classic.
