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By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar

By Louis Sachar
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By Louis Sachar
Read by Kerry Beyer

By Louis Sachar
Read by Kerry Beyer

By Louis Sachar
Read by Kerry Beyer

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Part of Holes Series

Part of Holes Series

Part of Holes Series

Paperback $8.99

May 09, 2000 | ISBN 9780440414803 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Mass Market Paperback $8.99

Aug 14, 2001 | ISBN 9780440228592 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $8.99

Jun 01, 2011 | ISBN 9780307798367 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

CD $19.95

May 23, 2006 | 280 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $15.00

Sep 23, 2003 | 270 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Holes

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
    Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner–or just under your feet!

    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.

    “A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.”  —New York Times 
    *Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud.

    About Holes


    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
    Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner–or just under your feet!


    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.


    “A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.”  —New York Times 


    *Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud.

    About Holes


    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
    Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner–or just under your feet!


    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.


    “A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.”  —New York Times 


    *Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud.

    About Holes


    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
    Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner–or just under your feet!


    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.


    “A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.”  —New York Times 


    *Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud.

    About Holes


    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
    Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner–or just under your feet!


    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.


    “A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.”  —New York Times 


    *Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud.

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    About Louis Sachar

    LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner… More about Louis Sachar

    About Louis Sachar

    LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner… More about Louis Sachar

    About Louis Sachar

    LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner… More about Louis Sachar

    About Louis Sachar

    LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner… More about Louis Sachar

    About Louis Sachar

    LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner… More about Louis Sachar

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    May 09, 2000 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780440414803

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Aug 14, 2001 | 272 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780440228592

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jun 01, 2011 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780307798367

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks

    CD | $19.95
    Published by Listening Library
    May 23, 2006 | 280 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780739331767

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery & Detective Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 23, 2003 | 270 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781400085828
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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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