Holes
Author(s): Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck going back generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Nor is he very surprised when he is told that his daily labour at the camp is to dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, and report anything that he finds in that hole. The warden claims that it is character building, but this is a lie and Stanley must dig up the truth. In this wonderfully inventive, compelling novel that is both serious and funny, Louis Sachar has created a masterpiece that will leave all readers amazed and delighted by the author's narrative flair and brilliantly handled plot.
Product Information
Over 500,000 copies sold worldwide Now a major Disney film starring Jon Voigt, Sigourney Weaver and Patricia Arquette Winner of the NBA and Newbery Medal Chosen as the UK city wide book for 'Liverpool reads' 2004 Read as part of the UK National Curriculum on Citizenship in schools
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.
'Holes is one of those instant classics that adults, as well as children over eight, will thoroughly enjoy. Sachar has created something quite different from JK Rowling or Philip Pullman, but no less enchanting' Independent on Sunday
'If you want a witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up, look no further than Holes' The Daily Telegraph
'Forget the fame and glamour of Holes, the movie and the rest. Just remember Camp Green Lake and that story that gave us one of the best books of the last ten years' Books for Keeps
Louis Sachar is the author of several popular novels for children - all published in the USA. He lives in Austin, Texas. This is the first of his books published in the UK.
General Fields
- :
- : Bloomsbury
- : bloomsbury
- : 0.194
- : 01 May 2000
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2012
- : 23 February 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Louis Sachar
- : Louis Sachar
- : 232
- : 232
- : good
- : good
- : 813.54
- : 813.54
- : Paperback
- : Paperback