Book description
Stanley Yelnat's 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.
â  Totally absorbing and beautifully written' Louis Sachar lives
in Austin, Texas, where he writes his novels. His novel
Holes
has sold over 1. 2 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone.
Louis is the recipient of many of the world s best-regarded book prizes,
including the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal.
