Holes

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Summary: Holes
Review: The novel Holes is a story about a teenage boy, Stanley, who because of a family curse, it seems that he is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is accused of stealing a famous baseball players shoes and is sent to Camp Greenlake, which is a desert, dry and barren. Along with other kids in correction, he has to dig a 6x6 foot hole every day. While he is there, he learns of the camp's past, which is connected to his own. This connection will doom the camp forever.

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Summary: Tyler and Lee's Review
Review: The novel Holes is a suspenceful book about two boys named Stanley and Zero. Stanley always gets in trouble. They have to dig holes to find somethig for the Warden. Later, the boys are forced to run away. Stanley and Zero are good friends.

There are several lessons about the story. They are history always repeats itself, things always happen for a reason, and always think the best. My first point paragraph is history always repeats itself. Everything will always repeat itself. My second point paragraph is Things always happen for a reason. Stanley meets Zero. My third point paragrah is always think the best. When things seem bad, they'll always get better. The book Holes shows all of these things.

This book had a good plot. You will want to keep reading this book.

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Summary: Angie Meneses and Marisol Lopez's Holes review
Review: The novel Holes is a very good book about two boys named Stanley Yelnats and Hector Zeroni, but every body calls him Zero. Stanley is arrested for supposedly stealing shoes and gets sent to Camp Green Lake. He arrives at camp, meets the boys, and learns the rules. In the past, his great-great grandfather got cursed by a gypsy lady. Stanley makes a deal that eventually causes both of them to run away. They find refuge on Big Thumb. This is a very good book that I enjoyed and would recommend to almost anybody.

There were several lessons to be found in this book. The three I noticed the most were to love the mother that you have, do as if you would want others to do to you, and live as if it was your last day to be free. The first thing that I noticed was to love the mother that you have. In life you only have one biological mother, so you should love her as if she were to die tomorrow. The second thing that I noticed was do as if you would want others to do to you. Stanley went to find Zero hoping that Zero would do the same. The third thing that I noticed was live as if it was your last day to be free. Stanley didn't know he was going to go to Canp Green Lake when he found Clyde Livingston's shoes. There were many lessons to be found in the book, but the three I noticed the most were to love the mother that you have, do as if you would want others to do to you, and live as if it was your last day to be free.

Overall I think this book was very fun and exciting to read. This is a very good book for teenagers to read who think their life is hard.

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Summary: holes by Tyler Carlile and Jeremy Swickey
Review: The novel holes is an interesting book about two boys named Stanley and Zero. First, Stanley is arrested for stealing shoes.
Second, he digs holes. Third, Stanley and Zero run away. Fourth,
Stanley finds Zero.

There are many things that were belevable. They are Stanley, Mr.Sir, and Zero. The first person I thought was believable because they told about his heritage. The second person I thought was real was Mr. Sir. I thought he was believable because he is mean ,like alot of people in the world. The third person I thought was real becaus he has had a rough life, like many people. I think the people are real because they have had rough and exciting lives. Like many after people, these people had played good rules in this book holes.

The reason I like this book is because it was very interesting. I think other people shoud read it.

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Summary: Two Great Stories in One
Review: The pace of this book was perfect for young readers. I was impressed by Sachar's skill in using parallel story lines in a way that was interesting, complex, yet easily followed even by less experienced readers. I found the story especially appealing because the main character, Stanley, is easily imagined. He is overweight and not especially popular. Sachar does a good job of identifying Stanley as an outsider with whom most kids will identify without dwelling on the reasons for this. Stanley's unfortunate situation is truly beyond his control, but the choices he makes in the book allow him to change the course of events and teach some lessons about character.
Camp Green Lake and the circumstances that surround Stanley are contemporary and fairly realistic. However, some fantastic elements come in the form of a parallel story that is presented to the reader about Kissin' Kate Barlow and the way things were years ago at the camp Stanley now attends. The book switches between the two times artfully and each storyline contributes to and forms a smooth transition to the other.
Readers are given opportunity to practice making predictions and connections within the book. I found reading this book to be very enjoyable, and was more than satisfied at the end when Sachar neatly fills in most of the "holes" I was not able to alone.

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Summary: pat review
Review: The part that I did not like was when stanley was falsely accussed of stealing the pair of shoes. I felt this was unjust and unfair anhd it shows how our society will somtimes blame others brfore finding out all of the facts. However, I would highly recommend the book since it has great plot twists and keeps the reader riveted.

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Summary: Holes
Review: The part that I liked was when Zero smacked mom with the shovel. The other part was when Stanley stole the
truck of mr.sir and stanley was going fast and he fell into a hole. Great book and movie. A must read and see!!!!

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Summary: A good book, but the Newbery?
Review: The plot is clever and the characters are likeable, but this book does not have the depth of Out of the Dust, or The Giver. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to just about any reader. However, I think the Newbery committee missed the mark.

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Summary: Holes By Louis Sachar
Review: The plot of Holes is realistic. I think it is realistic becausestolen shoes could land in front of you like it happend to the main character Caveman who picked them up and got arrested because they thought he stole them. Nowadays if you steal something you would either be sent to jail or sent to a juvenial correction facility. Those were two choices Caveman got, the other was to go to Camp Greenlake. He chose Camp Greenlake. The following sentences are the only part in Holes that I dont think is realistic. Most people would think that Camp Greenlake would be full of cool water where you could swim, surrounded by green grass and trees. With comfy bunks to sleep on At least thats what Caveman thought. But insted of a lake full of water there is an old dried up lake. There isnt any grass and only two trees. The bunks are lumpy and smell really bad. But the worst thing is that he has to dig one hole a day exactly five feet deep and five feet wide. I dont think this is realistic because in the book a when a teachers lover is killed she curses the lake and it hasn't rained since. I loved this book because it is full of comedy and I would recommend this book to anyone. I will give this book five stars.

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Summary: This was the best book I've ever read
Review: The plot was so cool. It was neat at the end when everything was kind of tied it a little box with a bow tie. I simply loved the way the book went back and forth fom the past to the present.