Holes

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Summary: it was an okel-e-dokele book
Review: There are so many exciting events in the story. But I did not like this book too much because it did not really interest me. Stanley is the main character. I think it was very confusing. This book is not for girl scoutts.

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Summary: A fittingly unusual and unique wonder
Review: There are some books that are impeccably plotted; others make perfect use of irony. Some earn accolades for creativity. The real literary rarity is when there's a book that's not only constructed almost perfectly, but that's also cleverly ironic and quirkily creative. _Holes_ is that kind of book.

Of course, it's not for everybody. Some people prefer realism. Others won't give a book so bizarre their willing suspension of disbelief. There's no doubt that _Holes_ is strange--most "realistic" books don't involve fate and destiny so directly. But it's *meant* to be strange.

This does not, however, mean that most people won't enjoy it. True, it is a children's book, but for those willing to suspend disbelief, it's a delight to read and surprisingly absorbing. I picked _Holes_ up in a fit of boredom and stayed awake well past midnight to finish it. (And I don't usually like children's books this much: I'm going into the ninth grade, and my tastes range from _The Princess Bride_ to _Watership Down_ to _Interview with the Vampire_.)

_Holes_ has been compared to the Harry Potter books, and they are in some ways similar. However, where J.K. Rowling's work has freshly clever ingenuity and delightfully vivid characters and action, Louis Sachar's latest book has a remarkably well-constructed plot and a simple yet powerful moral. In _Holes_, Sachar displays a valuable ability to make a rather odd plot seem compellingly simple and easy to follow. Everything adds up, even the coincidences. Furthermore, Sachar finds room for some symbolism even while intertwining the two main plotlines of the story.

The author's effort and talent shine in _Holes_. For those willing to take on the unusual story, it is a wonderful book.

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Summary: Conflicts Stanley Faces
Review: There are three conflicts Stanley faces. These conflicts are going to Camp Green Lake, getting along with everyone, and trying to survive without water. The first conflict is going to Camp Green Lake. It is hard for him to go because he isn't going to know anyone. The second conflict is trying to get along
with everyone. When he gets to camp,they give him a nickname, which is a really good sign. The third conflict is surving without water. Stanley had many problems or conflicts through this story.

There are three conflicts that I thought were the main ones. They are going to Camp Green Lake, trying to get along with everyone, and trying to survive without water.

The novel Holes is an exciting book about two boys named Stanley and Zero. A boy named Stanley Yelnats was sent to a camp called Camp Green Lake for stealing shoes. Stanley met a boy named Zero, who could not read or write. Later the boys were compelled to leave camp.

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Summary: Very Well Written!!
Review: There is just not enough to say about this book. It's another well written, humourous story by my favourite author, Louis Sachar. All the mysteries and secrets in the book fit together SO WELL, you will just not believe what you read. My teacher just recently read it to our class, and everyone listened with rapt attention. There wasn't a dull moment in this book. You can't just put this book down without a real reason to. If you only read one book in your whole life, you should read HOLES!!!

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Summary: So much for camp Green Lake
Review: There is no camp like Camp Green Lake. Situated in what was once the largest like in Texas, the dried up desert in now home to a detention center for boys. The boys that were sent to Camp Green Lake were in for the worst 18 months of their lives. Each day the juvenile delinquents would wake up at 4:30 AM to dig a hole. The hole had to be exactly five feet around and five feet deep in all directions. The Warden of the camp explained that digging holes "built character", but the main character, Stanley Yelnats, would soon find out that this was not at all what the Warden was interested in.
I would definately recommend this book to anyone who likes stories that make ou put things together throughout the novel. Louis Sachar cleverly incorperates humor, adventure, fantasy and sheer intelligence. There is no doubt that Holes by Louis Sachar deserves the Newbery Medal, and all the other awards that the novel has earned since it's debut in 1998. My only regret is that I didn't read it sooner.

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Summary: Holes (A review by Jason)
Review: There is no lake in Camp Green Lake. What kind of start is that? Well, if you want to know, you came to the right person. This book is called Holes. It is an adventure book you'll never forget. Holes tells you about Stanley, a boy that believes his family is under a spell. This is Stanley's proof: he was walking home from school when a pair of shoes that belonged to a popular baseball player named Clyde Livingston or known as "Sweet Feet" hit him. Stanley is sent to to Camp Green Lake because everyone thought he stole the shoes. Stanley turns from good boy to bad boy or a D-tent boy. When the warden is to find something, Stanley and his buddy Zero are gaining on her. When Stanley finds this thing the warden wants, will he get to go home?

I really liked Holes because it takes you on an adventure that won't forget. They even made a it into a movie. It grabs the reader's mind opinions. They really want to learn more about it . "There is no lake in Camp Green Lake". This sentence grabs the reader and makes the reader and takes him or her guessing what is Camp Green Lake , where is it. If you read this book already, did you enjoy it? I hope you liked it like me because it is reallya good book for reading. I started reading it in the summer. Everyone usually kind of gets in trouble sometime in school. But how does Stanley get in trouble for what he didn't do? Stanley is really not easy to be if you were in his shoes because Stanley faces trouble like the shoe stealing and just takes the blame. Most people will say something to try to get themselves into, but not Stanley.

In Holes, it doesn't really tell much about Stanley's friends. They are Zigzag, Armpit, Magnet, Zero, X-Ray, and Squid. The story really only talks about him and his great-great grandfather. It doesn't really talk about what happened after Stanley and Zero returned home. Zero's real name is Hector Zeroni.

My favorite part of the story is when Stanley and Zero finds what the warden wants, the gold. It really belonged to Stanley. It even had his name on it. I chose this as my favorite part because I want that box of gold and it could buy me a fortune.

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Summary: Holes
Review: There Stanley Yelnats was. Sitting in court (all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.) Finally after a few months her had to decide between going to prison or going to Camp Green Lake. He chose camp green lake. When he gets there he noticed there's no lake... Just holes. "You want to run away?" Mr. Sir asked him.

Stanley looked back at him, unsure what he meant.

"If you want to run away go ahead, start running. I'm not going to stop you."

Stanley didn't know what kind of game Mr. Sir was playing.

"I see your looking at my gun. Don't worry. I'm not going to shoot you.

"I'm not going to run away," Stanley said.

"Good thinking," said Mr. Sir. "Nobody runs away from here. We don't need a fence. Know why? Because we got the only water for 100 miles. You want to run away? You'll be buzzard food in three days."

Stanley finds many adventures in Camp Green lake. Will he fit in? Most importantly will he survive? Or Will he run away and die? Mr. Sir and the Warden says you have to dig a hole everyday, 5 ft. long, wide and deep. You use you shovel to measure. They say you dig a hole each day to build your character. Buy Stanley and the kids at Camp Green lake find out otherwise...
You have to read Holes to find out what will happen. I fell in LOVE with the book. It's my all-time favorite book. I bet you'll love it too if you read it.

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Summary: Holes
Review: There was a guy named Stanly Yelnats, about 13 year old who was walking along and all of a sudden these really expensive shoes fall out of the air upon him. Cops found him with them and arrested him. Stanly went to a lake called Camp Green Lake for his punishment. At Camp Green Lake he had to dig holes because the boss said it would build character but really there was a whole other reason. One day Stanly ran away and never came back for a long time.

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Summary: Holes
Review: There was a kid named Stanley Yelnats that got caught with some stolen shoes(but he did not realy steel them.)So he had a choice eihter to go to Camp Green Lake or go to jail!He choose Camp Green Lake and was sent right away.So when he got there he saw the Lake but there was no water in the lake it was dry.Then he had to start to dig right away.They had to dig all day long with only a little canteen full of water.So one day he thoutht he saw something in his hole and he found half of a lipstick container with the letters KB on the side of it.He gave it to his friend Zigzag and Zigzag got the day of not Stanley.Then he got cuaght with some of Mr.Sir's sunflowerseeds.So he had too go to the Warden's cabin and he did not get in trouble Mr.Sir did and the Warden cut his face with rattelsnack vinnam.So he went back and started to teech Zero how to read and wright and found out that his tallet was math.Then one day Zero ran away and Stanley went to look for him.then about 2 days later he found him in a hole under a boat in the middle of the dry lake.Then the Warden found them both then they ran into a diedly yellow-spotted lizard.But the lizard did not bit them because they had onicon blood on them.So they went back to camp and they found a suitcase with jewels,gold.So Stanley got to go home and Zero's agent came and he got to leeve Camp Green Lake too.

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Summary: A Holes Review by me
Review: There were a couple of strong points in Holes. One strong point is it always kept me excited of what was going to happen next. I always wanted to read more when I got home to find out what would happen. Also Louis Sachar filled in most of the Holes. I also liked how Sachar had three worlds in the story. A weak point in Holes is sometimes you would be in one world of Holes and something very exciting would be about to happen then it would cange worlds. I didn't like how Sachar left me hanging at the end. At the end I really liked Holes.