Holes

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Summary: HOLES!
Review: I have heard everybody screaming and shouting out how great Holes is. Well, I would have to say that I absolutely agree. This tremendous figure that stood on the library book shelf immediately caught my eye. The first finger I layed on it, I felt a smooth texture that told me this was my next goal. To tell you the truth it was pretty boring in the beginning but super in the end. I was surprised how everyone agreed with me. Although it was hard to get through the first place, I highly reccommend this extraordinary book to be read.

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Summary: Holes Holes Holes Holes Holes
Review: I have just finished reading Holes, by Louis Sacher, aand man was it good! This book is about a boy named Stanley who is accused of stealing a pair of shoes. But really, he didn't! It was the bad luck that his family was cursed with. So, Stanley is sent to camp Green Lake, but there is nothing green about it. It is an old dried up lake. Stanley has to dig Holes as his punishment. The warden says it builds character, but Stanley doesn't buy it. He knows that there is something fishy going on, but doesn't know what it is. Read this great novel to see what Stanley and his friends are digging for. What will happen to Stanley? Read this great book to see what happens.

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Summary: My suspicions were founded
Review: I have just finished skimming a teen book news letter that I can not seem to unsubscribe from. Every week or two this newsletter infects my email box with it's presence. Sometimes when I have nothing better to do I will skim it. I am almost always disappointed with what I find. The majority of what is reviewed are serial books that are based on "teen aimed" TV series. Along with their reviews of these pathetic spin-offs they also include nauseating polls,usually on the subjects that the writers believe are the "latest teen crazes." One day though they printed something useful for a change. A list of authors who write for the YA genre but whose prose and subject matter could also have a place in the regular fiction section. Despite their best efforts I was once again for the most part disappointed. Included in the list were Walter Dean Myeres and Cynthia Voight. Walter Dean Myeres intentionally type casts himself, thus effectively limiting his audience to those who like reading books within that type cast. Cynthia Voight's era has passed, and though I have not read any of her books I also suspect that her books are aimed at a female audience. As I was looking at this newsletter today I saw more of what I have just described and I thought to myself: where have all the REAL books gone? In the list I just spoke of two of my favorite YA authors were included on it as well, Robert Cormier and Chris Crutcher. But presently I have completed Cormier's latest book and I am eagerly awaiting the release of Crutcher's next. I remembered as I was skimming that I had read an article in Time where the author thought she was making an astute observation when she noted that books aimed at teens were dealing with tougher issues and that the they were a far cry from the "teen problem novels" of her youth. She used three books to support her argument "Monster" by Walter Dean Myeres, "The facts speak for the themselves" By Brock Cole and Louis Sachar's "Holes" I had read Cole's "The facts speak for themselves" and enjoyed it, I was not interested in Myere's "Monster" So that left Sachar's "Holes" I decided to look it up on Amazon and read some reviews. I read one by a mother who's third and fifth grade aged children had enjoyed this book. That proved my suspicion that "Holes" would be nothing more than a sugar coated CHILDREN'S book. Which brings me back to my question, where have all the REAL books gone? For those who want a serious read I do have a few sugesstions: Robert Cormier and Chris Crutcher, the rest are outside the YA genre, anything by Raymond Chandler, John Steinbeck, and John Grisham. I realize that it is possible that I am getting too old for the YA genre and that my age might be the reason that I am discontent with it's offerings. But on the other hand, the only reason many books are classified as Young Adult is because they feature a teen-ager as the protaganist. In any case, I ask one more time, where have all the REAL books gone?

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Summary: A great book
Review: I have just recently read this book and I love it! It is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats. Louis Sachar is a great author because he has a great imagination with unique characters and names in this book. Holes is guaranteed to put a smile on your face! Everyone should read it! This is why I rate holes 5 stars.

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Summary: good for all ages
Review: I have only one word for this book. "Nice." This book is good for all ages 5 to 153. This book has action and mistory in one awsome book. I think people should see the book before the movie it will help a hole lot. (get it hole as in holes lol)

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Summary: "A First Half Review for Holes"
Review: I have only read one half of the book "Holes" but I have definately enjoyed it a lot. However I do not like the way in the middle of the first part that Sachar will talk about what Stanley is doing in the present snd then talks about the history of Green Lake. I love the way he is pretending to his mother that he is going to this rich man camp. I also like the way that they blame all negative things on his old great, great grandfather. I cannot wait to read the second half and I hope this review will persuade others to read "Holes." I got this book for Christmas and I started to read it right away because I got really good reviews from my mom.

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Summary: A perfect read-aloud for students
Review: I have read this book aloud to my fifth grade students for three years. They love it every year, enjoying the adventure, mystery, and humor as Stanley endures Camp Green Lake. This year, I have students that have read it previously, but are begging me to read it again anyway! The descriptions are vivid yet simply described, so that my English Language Learners can fully imagine the tale as it unfolds. The story also lends itself to provoking discussions about becoming a stronger person and using the lifeskills of friendship and perseverance.

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Summary: A FANTASTIC BOOK THAT KEEPS YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!
Review: I have read this book several times and I loved it more and more everytime I read it. I have recomended this book to family members and friends. If you enjoy curling up to a good book then I recomend this book to you. " Holes" has everything you could possibly want in a book: love, hate, adventure, deception, everything! One thing I liked about "Holes" is how it weaves two stories together( Katherine Kate Barlow and Stanley Yelnats) and makes them fit together in the end. I have read a lot of Louis Sacher books, but this time he has out done himself!

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Summary: The Best Book I Have Read In A While
Review: I have this book and it is the best book I have read yet. It is even better than any Harry Potter book. I liked it so much I think they should make a movie and/or a sequal to it. It is like alot in one. A sespence, mystery, leaves you wondering and it funny all at the same time. I was required to read this in my reading class this year (7th grade). I think it is a constant page turner and the chapters always seem to end in the best part. This is a wonderful book that everyone should get a chance to read. (...)

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Summary: I'm Impressed!
Review: I have to confess that I have not read "Holes" myself - yet. My 13-year-old stepdaughter is reading it in summer school and has been talking about it non-stop. She is a very reluctant reader and usually NEVER reads unless she has to. She cannot wait to see what comes next in this book, and that, if nothing else, convinces me that this book must really be special. I can't wait to find out for myself.