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Holes

By: Louis Sachar
Narrated by: Kerry Beyer, Louis Sachar
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This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.

It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment
—and redemption.

Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more!

©1998 Louis Sachar (P)1999 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint Of Random House Audio Publishing Group
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Winner of the Newbery Medal

Winner of the National Book Award

#1 New York Times Bestseller

A New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books 100 Years Selection

"A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"There is no question, kids will love Holes."—School Library Journal, Starred Review

"[A] rugged, engrossing adventure."—Kirkus Reviews

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This is an amazing book! I read it in three days which is unusual for me but it was so good I couldn’t stop listening I did read along.

Holes

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I love this story!!! It has a great story line and I am glad that it has a happy ending. I was kind of sad when it ended. I would totally recommend this book to anyone and everyone!

Love it!!!!

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Great story, great performance. The narrator was very effective at painting a picture of the scenes and actions.

Would recommend to anyone.

Loved it

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I listened to this with my kids 7 and 8. We all
loved it. In fact, as soon as we finished my 7 year old was adamant that we listen to it again!

Amazing story!

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love it 😍 ♥️ sucks that the end but it was still good still did n not like the ending

great thanks 😊

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Omg! I LOVE this book I leased to it over and over again for 2 years now! This book is so worth the money! I would definite recommended it to you!

I love this book

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It’s really freaking good
For the rest of the kids to come and read it

Literally awesome

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I read this because it was part of my sons 4th grade curriculum. I knew It had been a Disney movie, and expected a zany kid book. Boy was I surprised. It was unflinching in the subject matter neither spoon feeding a morality narrative nor sugar coating it. The young perspective gave it a pragmatic innocence that made it that much more stinging to read as an adult knowing all the layers that underpin the themes of racism and juvenile detention, and homelessness, and poverty. I can’t wait to talk to my son about it and get his perspective.

Not what I expected

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This is a great book
Also I lke the characters in this a some book

Holes

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My 13 yo daughter loved the book way better than the movie. She especially loved Kerry Beyer.

13 yo loves it!

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