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Summary: Awesome Book! ;-)
Review: Have you ever met someone who was cursed because their great-great grandfather stole a pig from a one legged gypsy? Well Stanley Yelnats, The main character in Holes, is cursed for that exact reason. Because of the curse, Stanley is always followed by unfortunate events. Because of the curse, Stanley is always at the wrong place at the wrong time. Because of the curse, Stanley has to ding lots of holes.
When I first saw the cover of the book Holes, I thought it was about craters on the moon. I was very wrong. In the story Holes, Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is a juvenile work camp for boys. Stanley is really innocent of the crime in which he was convicted for. At Camp Green Lake, each camper has to dig a hole everyday. The campers ae supposedly digging for character. Then they figure out the warden, the woman in charge of the camp, is looking for something, and that they are digging for it. But what is the warden looking for? Stanley and his best friend Zero try to figure out what the warden is looking for, and their search turns into a journey of a lifetime.
In the book, Stanley has a nickname. His nickname is Caveman. There are other campers with nicknames too, such as Zero, Armpit, Squid, and Twith. I have a nickname of my own. My nickname is Crash. My dad gave me this nickname because I am a klutz, tripping and falling. At first I didn't like my nickname. After I got used to my nickname, I learned to laugh at it.
Holes is full of exitement and mystery. Once you pick it up and start reading you will be hypnotized by it's plot, unable to put it down. I have read this book over and over, and I love it everytime. You may want to read it right now and you might have some questions about it. You will just have to read it and fill in the holes yourself.
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Summary: A student from Visalia California
Review: Have you ever read Holes? If not I am going to tell
you about it. I really liked it because it was about a
boy that got in trouble at school and got detention. He
was walking home and suddenly some shoes fell of the sky.
It was from a guy that had stole a professional baseball
player shoes. And the police catched him with the shoes.So
he got sent to court. The judge told him to choose one or
to go to prison or go to camp. He chooses to go to camp but
he did not know that he never isn't coming back home. That
was an spectacular book.
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Summary: Digging Holes
Review: Have you ever thought of digging holes? Well if you have, you should read the book Holes by Louis Sachar. The main characters are Stanley, the boys, and Kate Barlow. This book takes place now and one hundred years back. The conflit of this story is the boys becuase they all got in trouble and go to Camp Green Lake. I enthusiastically recommend this book to ages ten and up, this book really is a page turner.
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Summary: Holes
Review: Have you ever thought that want to change into a gracious person? If you have, I recommend a place for just like you.
There was the largest beautiful lake in Texas. However, now, there is no lake, just dry and flat wasteland. This place is called Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake works as a jail. Stanley Yelnats is suspected that he stole a premium sneaker, but he is innocent. Actually, the Yelnats's have a curse because of his " no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grand father." Therefore, Stanley always gives up because of a curse. When he gets troubles or difficulties, he thinks just "I am in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Moreover, Stanley has to go the Camp Green Lake. Then Stanley makes friends, Zero, Zigzag, X-ray, Squid, Magnet, Armpit. They were forced to dig five feet holes every single day by their boss. Her name is the Warden. The purpose of Camp Green Lake is to change their personality from a naughty boy to a well-mannered boy. However, maybe there is another purpose too. When they find something, they have to tell the Warden. Stanley finds a strange tube, and then the Warden is anxious. So, they were suspicious about her, why are they digging holes?
Holes was written by Louis Sachar in 1998. This story is very superior. The friendship and fate of Yelnats and Zero are described splendidly. Also, the destiny of Yelnats is in this story. The story is almost puzzles. There are some interesting stories about Stanley's great grandfather, and Stanley. So, there are different time orders in this book. When you read the book first, you will be just a little bit confused. However, while you read the book, you can match everything that is confusing.
When I was reading "Holes," I was fascinated and learned how important friendship is. Also, the reader can enjoy characters emotions. They sometimes fight and make great relationships; even we can watch the treachery or the human being's unsightly feeling. Each incident is described very clearly. I promise you will like this book.
Let's go to the Camp Green Lake and make real friends and learn about difficult living as a human being.
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Summary: The Hole Digger By Morgan R
Review: Have you ever wanted to dig a great big hole? If you have wanted to, read Holes it's a great digger to read! Get it at your local library. The characters are Squid, X-Ray, Zig Zag, Caveman, Armpit, Zero, Magnet, Mr. Sir, Mr. Pendanski, and the Warden. I think Holes is a great book to read if you want to dig a great big hole. So if you do read Holes! This book is really good. If you don't belive me try it. Read the book HOLES! It's a great book to read! Try it you'll like it! It's a great book!
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Summary: Good Book!
Review: Have you ever wanted to dig a hole big enough for you to get in? Well, if you did, then you should have Stanley Yelnat's luck. He is accused of stealing a famous basketball players shoes. After he is judged guilty, he is given a choice, either he can go to jail or he can go to "Camp Green Lake". Stanley decides that Camp Green Lake has to be better than jail. When he gets there he finds out he was wrong. Every day for a year a half, Stanley has to dig a 5ft wide and 5ft deep hole in "Green Lake" a desert that used to be the largest lake in Texas used to be. The Warden of the camp says that "Digging holes builds character". If Stanley or the other boys find anything unusual, they are to report to the counselor or the Warden immediately and they'll get the day off. As he digs , Stanley reflects on family history. He wonders if his great-grandfather felt like does when he was robbed of his lottery money and left stranded in the desert by the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow. One day Stanley finds something interesting, a lipstick container . Stanley is tricked into giving it to another boy, but not before he reads the initials on it, K.B. The initials of Kate Barlow! Could it be that the Warden is looking for something? Like, perhaps the treasure of Katherine Barlow? Find out in this great book!
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Summary: Every Little Bad Boy HAS to go to Camp Green-Lake
Review: Have you heard of Camp GreenLake? Every little bad boy goes there. So be good. Now, Stanley Yelnats went there and was treated like a slave! If you go to camp green lake, you start dingin' holes like you never have before. So I warn you,! My brother went there and I didn't see him for the next year and a-half!!!!!
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Summary: Holes
Review: Have you read the book Holes? If you have then do you remember when Stanley Yelnats and his friend find the suitcase full of money.I think that was the best part in the book.The book Holes is about the best book I have read in a long time.The place where kids have the choice to eather go to jail or go to what I like to call boot camp. Everything bade that happend they blamed it on their no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather.I think it was when you get in a mess you like to blame it on someone else and it might make you feel better.If you havent alredey read this book I sugest you read it.
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Summary: Complete a Car Trip w/o hearing "Are We There Yet?"
Review: Having already read the story a year prior: We listened to Holes on our trip to California (and again on our way back.) We had trouble even stopping at rest stops - especially if we were at an interesting part in the story! Too bad that it was only 4 1/2 hours of story and 7 hours of trip!
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Summary: A well written book
Review: Having seen "Holes", by Louis Sachar in many classrooms, I was drawn to read it. I am glad I did. Holes is the story of Stanley Yelnats who seems to have inherited some rather bad luck. It is a story of self discovery with a little family history thrown in. As much as the story, however, I enjoyed the craft of the book. Mr. Sachar has written a 'textbook' book, with foreshadowing, irony and enough twists and turns to make you forget you are reading this 'for school'. He gives a lot to discuss as well as a lot to savor! I was as pleased with the way this book was written as I was with the story itself. Read it for fun if you don't have to read it 'for school'! PS. If you like this one, try "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles, another book I had to read 'for school' that I just loved!
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