Holes
(2000, Fiction - Adventure, Written by Louis Sachar)
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- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Surprising end! Great tale!
My ten year old son read this book in a little over a day and insisted I read it next. It is well-written and gripping. Although there are violent passages, it is not gruesome. I found the characters likeable and the premise intriguing. The ending, though not entirely believable, blew me away. I love when authors show where they were headed the whole time instead of just stopping.
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- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
good for people who like mysteries
it is a great book with mysteries and flashbacks
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Educational
Best Book I ever Read
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- Educational
Good Book
I like it but it can be better.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Okay...
Fine, I guess.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Best Sachar book
Great Sachar Book his best masterpiece made yet
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
WEIRD
I DIDNT LIKE THIS BOOK THIS MUCH. I RELLY LOVED THE MOVIE. BUT IT IS A GREAT BOOK IF UR REALLY INTO IT. I READ THIS BOOK WHEN I WAS 11. BUT I RE-READ THE BOOK THIS YEAR AND IT WAS GREAT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN ONCE TO LIKE SOMETHING. I WOULD SAY MOST 12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK. NEVER I REPET NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Great book with original plot.
I admit, when I started reading, I was skaptical. How good can a book about guys who dig holes can be? I was SO wrong! A must read. Very Funny.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
a book that will put on the edge of your seat
'Holes' is about a boy who is sent to a juvinile centre, but for something he didn't do. the boys that get sent to camp green lake have to dig holes every day as the warden thinks it build's character, but stanley will have to dig up the truth.:O Stanley and his new best friend zero eventually dig up the truth but are shocked when they do.:O to find out what happens next you will have to read the book.:D it's a very good book and i would recommend it for age groups 9~13. they would enjoy it becouse it leaves you on the edge of your seat just dying to read on :D
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
main story, ok. sub story- whoa
the actual main story is ok, sometimes boring and sometimes really funny (stanley's family blames all their bad luck on a cursed 'no good rotten pig stealing great great grandfather'. when the psychiatrist tells him 'there's one person responsible for the trouble you're in (meaning stanley) stanley says 'yes. my no good rotten...) part of the history of the story, though, completely blew me away. it was about a school teacher in the West who was in love with a black man. he got hanged, and she became a criminal because of her hatred of cruel- or any- laws. twenty years later she is hunted down by a former student of hers and told that if she doesn't tell him where she hid all her stolen treasure he'll make her wish she was dead. she tells him that she'd been wishing she was dead for twenty years. the author uses simple, simple language, no flowery adjectives, and it makes it all the more powerful. an amazing book.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
before your 11, you must read this book.
no, i'm sirius.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Must Read!!!
The book Holes is a fictional story by Louis Sachar, which takes place in a desert called Camp Green Lake. The book tells the story of a young boy who gets convicted of stealing a pair of shoes. The shoes belong to a famous runner and were going to be auctioned off as a charity fundraiser. The money was going to be donated to the poor. This young boy, named Stanley Yelnats, has to go to Camp Green Lake and dig one five by five hole per day as a punishment for his crime. The pain and sacrifice that Stanley goes through to help save his best friend at the camp, Zero, shows the reader the power of mind over matter and to never give up. These are two of many themes that the reader will learn throughout this work of fiction. The item that Stanley finds at the end of the book makes up for all the pain and sacrifice he endured during his stay at Camp Green Lake. This book provides entertainment along with a lot of suspense. The problems that each of the characters face at the camp and the things they discuss while digging their holes makes it an exciting book to read. Along with being entertaining this book is very suspenseful. All of the problems that occur between the counselors and the boys makes you want to keep reading the book. The authors’ opinions in this book are very clear and decisive. I support his opinion that not all people convicted of a crime are actually guilty, as you will find out at the end of the story. His second opinion, which I also agree with, is that sometimes people under estimate how smart kids really are. They think that kids won’t be able to solve problems that they will face when in the end they could solve the problems just as well as the adults. This book could raise issues about the judicial system, how courts are run, and how they decide to convict people of certain crimes. The book called The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman relates to the opinion made by Louis Sachar in his book Holes. In The Homework Machine three kids are convicted of cheating, but the truth is only known by the person convicted. They could be convicted of something they didn’t do. A great deal of the action that occurs in this book, Holes, could teach the reader life lessons such as mind over matter or something as simple as never give up. The reader may need to listen to these messages and to use them as motivation when faced with a similar situation.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A Great Book for Adults or Kids!
Holes was a really good book. It definetly was unfortuneate that Stanley got blamed for stealing shoes when he didn't really do it. The people at Camp Greenwood were really cruel to all the boys and I'm glad that someone finally stepped in at the end. It also is a good story about the power of friendship too. You'll love it! P.S. I liked the book better than the movie, but you might want to see the movie also.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Its a great book
I think this book is really interesting and not so violent uless you count the movie. I like the book always ging to the past.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
read this book: holes (recomened for 7th grade up)
This was a goood book with an okay story line. I like how stanleys last name was his first name spelt backwords that was very creative... and it was just good everthing just falls into place and you want to read the book to find out if stanley finds the treasure or whatever....its awsome =) so thumbs up!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed and everything.
I like this book, funny and tempting to read more. very age appropriate. very good book, different from the movie a little, if you read the book watch the MOVIE!!
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GREATE story, never could have imagined that ending!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
AWESOME BOOK! a must read book for yrs above 9!!
HOLES is both interesting and hilarious at the same time... In this, Louis Sachar tries to leave a suspense or something that is gonna happen in every chapter. He tries to make all the 50 chapters as interesting as possible.. Its a story about an unlucky boy(stanley yelnats) who is always in the wrong time and place... His life in camp green lake is is just an example of a great adventure and a secret he tries to reveal... this is a must read book for all children above the age of 9. IT TOTALY ROX!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
holes is a good.i red that book and it wuz all right.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
You'll read it in 1 sitting
What makes a book good? Excitement, and this book has an abundance of it. Although I had it read aloud to me by my 3rd grade teacher, I do not think children under nine should read it. As you have gathered from my headline, you might read this book in one sitting because it is so good. After you read it, I suggest watching the movie, but not until you read the book.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
WOW!!!!!!!
GREAT book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
