Holes

Holes
by Louis Sachar
233 Pages

In this book, a teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Greenlake for sealing a pair of shoes. Stanley did not really steal the shoes but he has no way to prove himself innocent. He is sent to the camp and is required to dig holes everyday for his punishment. He tells the story of his family’s history and it all relates to the current events that are happening at his summer camp. Stanley makes really good friends at the camp while he is there. He becomes really good friends with a boy named Zero who ends up having a secret that is key to the outcome of the story.

Personal Rating- 5

This is a great book. When you read the cover, you will probably think that this book does not really sound all that interesting, well, at least that’s what I thought. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down! The way the author tells a story about the family history and then tells a current story about Stanley at the camp is really neat. When you reach the end the whole story comes together and you are left pondering how on earth the author came up with this brilliant idea to write the book this way!