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Holes By Louis Sachar Published in 1998, New York 233 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Book reviewer: Brian Nguyen, Balmain Public School Introduction: Holes is a fabulous book, filled with wonder and mystery, it is a fantastic novel for everyone to read. It is an adventure and mystery book, set in Green Lake, Texas. It is deeply engaging, and you always want to turn to the next page. Summary: Stanley Yelnats IV is sentenced to jail. He is given an option be sent to jail or Camp Green Lake, and because jail seemed worse, he was sent to Camp Green Lake. He isn’t too surprised though; his family has a history of bad luck. At Camp Green Lake, every boy must dig a 5x5x5 feet hole, as long, wide and deep as their shovels. Supposedly, they are digging to build character. But as the book progresses, questions are added. How did the Lake dry up? What are they looking for? Why are there onions and lizards all across Camp Green Lake? And what does Zero …show more content…

Evaluation: This book is a deeply engaging book, filled with tension. The genre is adventure and mystery, and the book is hilarious. It tells you about past and present, and every page is a new mystery. I loved this book because it created suspension, making me want to turn to the next page. It is a very well written novel and is funny at the same time. The characters all are described well and clearly, making it a very moving novel. My favorite character is Stanley Yelnats IV, as he always shows a sense of hope and desire to do something. Whenever he does something, he always sees the possibility of survival or destiny. He also is funny and polite, and he can keep his temper down with ease. He makes the quote that stands out to me the most, “Do you want to dig one more hole?” This quote shows his determination to get what he and Zero were looking for, and get to it first before the Warden got it. Later, they find out it was a suitcase that belonged to Stanley Yelnats

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