Holes

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Summary: This is a great book!
Review: Stanley Yelnats was given a choice in the story Holes. The judge said, "You may go to jail or you may go to Camp Green Lake." This pretty much says it all. Stanley was from a poor family and had never been to camp before, so he chose camp. When Stanley goes to Camp Green Lake, he discovers that every day each boy, each inmate, must dig a hole five feet wide, by five feet long and by five feet in depth. Why? I don't get why they needed to do that. Stanley makes a friend, Zero. He was nicknamed that because this is exactly what the world finds him to be. These boys take you on a real adventure which I will not tell you. They run into everything from the pig,the lullaby, the onions and even the sneakers. Holes is full of mystery, suspense, action and a lot of humor mixed in. You should read this book. Louis Sachar has a very interesting way of writing a realistic tall tale. He makes you want to find out what happens next. The ending is as exciting as the trip through the story.

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Summary: Holes by Louis Sachar
Review: Stanley Yelnats was given a choice, jail or Camp Green Lake. A
camp. Just think of it as a big summer camp full of bad kids. At least that's what Stanley thought after being prosecuted for stealing Clyde Livingston's prize shoes. As soon as he gets to Camp Green Lake he knows that this will be a very long and strenuous 18 months. Digging holes five feet deep five feet wide was not Stanley's favorite pass time especially since he was over weight. During the book Stanley meets some very interesting characters that teach him a lot about life and how to not take even the littlest things for granted and how important your family is. To me Holes was an easy read that really dragged me into the story. Holes would be a great summer read for third graders and up.

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Summary: "You're not in the Girls Scouts anymore"
Review: Stanley Yelnats was in the wrong place at the wrong time. That was always the problem with the Yelnats family. Stanley was being sent to jail because he was accused of a crime that he did not committ. Unfortunately for Stanley it was either jail time, or Camp Green Lake. Luckily, Stanley had never been to Camp before, so this seemed like a wise alternative for him. When Stanley arrives at camp he encounters many people and places that will forever change his life. Stanley learns the true meaning of friendship and what loyalty truly means. Stanley realizes that receiving a nickname is a sign of respect, no matter how demeaning the nickname is. Holes is a heartwarming story of a young man coming to terms with responsibilty and self awareness. This is a heartwarming story that students and adults will equally enjoy.

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Summary: A Perfect Read!!!!
Review: Stanley Yelnats was only trying to help his father when a shoe fell on his head and he got brought before court for stealing it. Stanley gets a choice, however, he can go to jail or he can go to Camp Green Lake, a camp for juvineile boy cirminals. That's all I will say- the rest of this superbly written book should not be given away! But there is one thing you should know- as a mystery this book is wonderful, as a novel this book is fantastic, as both, it can't be beat.

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Summary: Thip Holes
Review: Stanley Yelnats was the main person in the story. He was a boy that was in the wrong place at the wrong time. They thought he had stolen sweet feet shoes. He told the judge that the shoes had fallen from the sky. They didn't believe him and he told him that he can go to jail or to Camp Green Lake. He told the judge tha he had never been to camp.

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Summary: "Holes"
Review: Stanley Yelnats was unjustly sent to a boy's detention camp.The camp's name is Camp Green Lake.The problem with the camp's name is that there is no longer a lake anymore. Now, there's a lot of holes because the boys must spend everyday digging holes exactly 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep.Day after day the warden makes the boys dig as though the warden is looking for something . Stanley and his best friend feel that there is a mystery to solve . Will they solve the mystery? Find out by reading the rest of this exsiteing book.

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Summary: Holes
Review: Stanley Yelnats was unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake,and he doesn't like it there. One of his friends, Zero, is his only hope to get home. Holes is a book full of adventure and excitement. Read for yourself to find out whether or not Stanley gets home.

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Summary: I think that "Holes" is the best Newberry ever written.
Review: Stanley Yelnats' famly has always had bad luck. He is accused of a crime and is sent of to Camp Green Lake. At the camp he has to dig a hole every day, 5 feet in every direction. I liked this book because I like a different style of writing. Writing not making perfect sense -- but writing to be looked at and read by many people -- each individual reader having a different overall view of the story.

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Summary: Digging Their Graves: The Brilliance of *Holes*
Review: Stanley Yelnats' palindromic name gives away the complexity not only of the plot line but of the emotional pitch of this book. Stanley, wrongly accused, is sent to Camp Green Lake, which is neither a camp, green, nor a lake. It's a juvenile detention area located on some of the most hostile terrain imaginable, and, out in the hot sun, facing the double peril of rattlesnakes and deadly spotted lizards, the detainees are forced to dig holes; they dig holes (seemingly) for no reason. They dig holes five feet wide and five feet deep. Until we know what those pits are really for (and even after), the image of the 5' by 5' holes could not be more evocative: these children are digging child-sized graves. When Zero runs away and Stanley knows he just can't leave Zero out in the desert, the book becomes agonizing in its exploration of heroic acts and their possibly dreadful consequences. (Don't worry: it all works out and the book contains a fair bit of humor). I hesitated about letting my 9 year old read *Holes*. I thought the material was too strong -- he's a pretty sensitive reader. But I gave it to him, and he read it on his own, privately, as if he wanted it to be just his. When asked, he would say "I like it fine", in that 9 year old dead-pan tone. But many times I find it lying on his bed, or I find him re-reading parts; I don't know what the book means to him, but I know it means something important -- and that's just fine.

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Summary: Holes is a great book for all Ages
Review: Stanley Yelnats's great, great-grandfather once took a pig from a one-eyed gypsy. The great, great-grandfather said that when the pig became full grown, he would come back and carry the gypsy up a mountain to let her drink from a river that runs upwards. The grandfather never did, and from then on Stanley's family seemed to have bad luck.
Stanley was wrongly accused of stealing famous sneakers, and was sent to Camp Green Lake.
Another boy, Zero, got mad and hit a counselor with his shovel and ran away into the desert. Stanley felt as if he should go after Zero, but he did not want to die out on the desert.
Zero had a strong will and would not back down unless there was something making it absolutely impossible for him to move on.
This book may be directed toward kids, but I would recommend it to anyone. The whole book relates to itself. It is interesting how it takes five different stories and makes them all relate to each other. This book will make you think everything is getting worse and worse and just when you think you've had enough, and then story looks up and things get better for Stanley. This book is very easy to read and almost anyone could read it, but I guarantee that if you read it you will love it.