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Holes, By S. E. Hinton

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This novel is about Stanley Yelnats, he always seems to have bad luck thanks to his great- great-grandfather who was cursed by an old gypsy woman. Stanley gets sent to a juvenile detention camp which is named Camp Green Lake for a crime he did not commit. During his time in camp Stanley and the other guys are ordered to dig holes daily. As Stanley digs these holes regularly he realizes that the warden is searching for something in the dry lake...
The story is kind of unique but the conceptual story can be compared to Gridiron Gang which is a movie I saw a while ago. There is also a juvenile detention center involved and the mentor of the camp starts a football team for the guys which gradually help a lot of them. I see a lot of similarities …show more content…

Stanley is overweight and his confidence is not so high, he is a kind kid and tries his best to stay out of problems. Before Stanley got sent to Camp Green Lake he had a hard time in school, by digging holes everyday Stanley gradually loses weight which makes him physically stronger and more self-confident. Digging large holes daily changes Stanley not only physically, as the novel continues he learns not to always tell the truth even though you should. When Stanley got accused of stealing a pair of sneakers his response to the judge in the court room was "I was walking home and the sneakers fell from the sky." Even though you are supposed to be honest he probably would have done better if he lied. Stanley eventually realizes that and starts to avoid the truth in certain situations, for example when he writes to his mom about the camp. Towards the end Stanley has a breakout in his changed character on top of the mountain when he goes "I can't remember the last time I've felt happiness". Before Camp Green Lake Stanley had a lot of difficulties in school, he got bullied at times and did not have many friends. Throughout the book Stanley develops a deep friendship with Zero and the other guys at the camp starts to like him, you can tell that Stanley is much

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