Holes

Author: Louis Sachar
Copyright Date: 1998
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 10/10
Pages: 233
Reviewer: The Noodle

Holes is the story of a boy named Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is under a family curse. His curse causes him to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and that’s the reason why he was sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center. Flashbacks constantly happen, explaining how the curse started. Holes is my favorite book I’ve read so far. I liked how there were three stories in the book. I also enjoyed how the stories connected to each other. It was especially exciting to find out that every day when Stanley dug a hole five feet wide and deep, the terrible punishment the kids had to do, he wasn’t just building character. He was searching for something the warden of the camp wanted.