Holes

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Summary: Antidote for Christmas Overload
Review: I started reading this book to my 9-year-old grandson two days after Christmas. His 6-year-old brother joined us, and they both abandoned Legos, Pokemon and battery-operated race cars to insist that I keep reading until the book was finished (about 9 p.m. the same day). The plot is complicated, funny and heartbreaking -- with characters that go back five generations and a setting in the Texas desert that's both believable and scary enough to entrance the most jaded kids. I loved this book and Stanley Yelnats' bravery, loyalty and developing maturity. If my grandsons hadn't been interested, I would have finished reading it to myself the same day without them. (But it was a lot more fun doing it together.)You should read Holes out loud to your kids!

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Summary: COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!
Review: I started reading this book to my children and after they fell asleep I stayed up until midnight to finish it. It was that good. The book has many twists and turns and is also easy to read. It has all the requirements of a 5 star book. It is interesting, easy-to-read, and most of all entertaining. If you get a chance pick it up and read it. You won't be disappointed.

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Summary: U won't want it to end!
Review: I stayed up until 3:00 am reading this book. I recommended this book for ANY age.

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Summary: The book helled lots of emotional thoughts
Review: I strongly suggest that any reader that has just read this book think about what this author is trying to say. It holds lots of thoughts.

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Summary: Digging Up Holes in The Pages Reading The Book Over and Over
Review: I suggest anyone who likes adventure, comedy, and drama to read this book! I've never seen the movie but I suggest you read the book first. I saw the previews for the movie and thought it looked horrible, but the book, is one of the best books I've ever read! I love how it all connects in the end (PART THREE), and how Zero and Stanley are happy in the end. So, go out and buy that book!

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Summary: The diggest of diggest book
Review: I suppose you ought to read Holes. It is outstanding! I like the center part. My preferred part is when it is Over and done with because Stanley is free of charge. Stanley has to dig holes 5 feet tall and five feet deep. Stanley meets another Boy named Zero. Zero gets so mad that He hits Mr. Pendancekey in the face with a shovel.

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Summary: Outstanding Instructional Tool
Review: I taught this book to inner-city seventh graders last year and I couldn't believe the response. My students couldn't wait to rush in my classroom and pick up a book. These are the same kids who we have to pull teeth to get to read anything! Ironically, even reading it as an adult the book made me think.

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Summary: Reading Holes
Review: I teach 6th grade Language Arts/Social Studies and am currently reading Holes to my class as a Read-Aloud. I find it a perfect book for middle schoolers as it presents wonderful character development and the literary element of flash-back. The kids learn a lot as they enjoy.

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Summary: 7th Graders Love This Book!
Review: I teach 7th grade to about 70 students and when we did a unit study on Holes, everyone couldn't wait to get to class each day. I didn't have a single groan or complaint about Language Arts for 6 whole weeks! I was able to get so many valuable Literary elements across to them in an enjoyable way. Sachar did a superb job of making characters who reflect so many of our own lives. Just one hint...keep your eyes and ears open while living this book...everything foreshadows something! Read it with the "voices", get in to this book and you will have THE MOST ENJOYABLE SUMMER!

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Summary: My students will remember this story when they are adults.
Review: I teach middle school English, and I spend day in and day out drilling them about punctuation and the parts of speech. During the last few minutes of class, I have been reading Holes to them. The day will come these students will become parents. As they listen to their children discuss English class, my students will reply, "My teacher read us this book called Holes. It was pretty good." I doubt they will remember the rules for a dangling modifier. I believe we remember what is important.