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Holes by Louis Sachar
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Aug 14, 2001 | ISBN 9780440228592

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Praise

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

“This delightfully clever story is well-crafted and thought-provoking.” —VOYA

“[Sachar] comes fully, brilliantly into his own voice. This is a can’t-put-it-down read. —The Bulletin

Awards

ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 1999

ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 1999

ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers WINNER 1999

ALA Quick Pick for Young Adult Reluctant Readers WINNER 1999

Arizona Young Readers Award WINNER 2001

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature WINNER 1998

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award WINNER 2000

Florida Sunshine State Book Award WINNER 2002

Hawaii Nene Award WINNER 2001

Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award WINNER 2002

Kansas William Allen White Children’s Book Award WINNER 2001

Kansas William White Award WINNER 2001

Kentucky Bluegrass Award WINNER 2000

Maine Student Book Award WINNER 2000

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award WINNER 2001

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award WINNER 2001

Missouri Mark Twain Award WINNER 2001

National Book Award for Young People’s Literature WINNER 1998

New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award WINNER 2001

New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award WINNER 2001

Newbery Medal Winner WINNER 1999

North Dakota Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award WINNER 2000

Ohio Buckeye Children’s Book Award WINNER 2001

Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Award WINNER 2001

Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award WINNER 2002

Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award WINNER 2000

Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award WINNER 1999

Scholastic Parent & Child 100 Greatest Books for Kids WINNER 2012

South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award WINNER 2001

Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award WINNER 2000

Texas Lone Star Reading List WINNER 2000

TimeOutNewYorkKids.com 50 Best Books for Kids WINNER 2012

Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award WINNER 2000

Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award WINNER 2001

Wisconsin Golden Archer Book Award WINNER 2001

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award WINNER 2001

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel NOMINEE 1999

New York State Three Apples Award NOMINEE 2018

ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2000

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