Holes

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Summary: A great book, desrving of the newbery award
Review: There's something about the books that win newbery awards; with a few exceptions, they are filled with complicated, interwoven plots, contain lessons to be learned, and provide a thoroughly enjoyable read. Only occassionally have I been dissapointed. When I started to read Holes, at first I though it would end up as a dissapointment because it starts off so slowly, but soon it became woven into a beautiful story about wrongdoing, punishment, and redemption. The writing has a humorous, flippant tone that would fail miserably with any other story, but goes perfectly the story in Holes, which requires what my vth grade English teacher called "willful suspention of disbelief. In a way it reminds me of the Twilight Zone. It's not realistic, but what it says is important for all of us.

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Summary: Robert Daniel, Bak Middle School of the Arts
Review: Think for a moment, what would it feel like to dig holes all day; each of the holes you dig must be five feet across and five feet deep; your shovel is your measuring instrument, and your doing all of this just to build "Character". Camp Green Lake is where you would be your current location, and this was the only source of water for miles. You are allowed to run, the counselors will not stop you, because they know you will come back in search for water.
Stanley Yelnats was an ordinary kid until one day after school; he was hit in the head by a pair of Clyde Livingston's baseball shoes. He was told by a judge he must go to either prison, or camp Green Lake. Stanley Had never been to a camp before. He thought it would be fun. He was wrong. Stanley and Zero have to go through many obstacles in order to reach what matters most.
Holes is a book written by Lois Sachar. This book is about loyalty, trust, and determination. The way this book displays loyalty, and trust is the way Zero stays with Stanley no matter what happens. And determination is shown in the way the boys dig the holes, even in the heat of the day.
I gave this book 5 stars because of the way Mr. Sachar gives a good plot that comes along with a lot of twists. What will happen next, unfortunately, I cannot tell you, "You will have to fill in the Holes."

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Summary: Tremendously entertaining read
Review: This "children's book" is awesome for both children and adults.

Laugh-out-loud hilarious, moving, surprisingly suspenseful, and thought-provoking. In many ways, it reminds me of vintage Charles Dickens. You will be cheering for the underdogs, really, really loathing the bad guys, and smiling at the ultimate resolution of the story, improbable though it may be.

I loved, loved, loved this book, and I bet you will, too!

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Summary: Holes by Louis Sachar
Review: This a great book about a boy who gets send into a bootcamp sort of thing. The police thought he had stolena mayor league baseball player's shoes . He gets send to camp where he meets new friends. He has to dig holesand if he ever finds anything that seems worth something he must show it to the worden. this boy goes through alot of trouble,he even runs awa;y from camp, and all the trouble he goes through he blaims it on his pig steeling grandparent. If you buy this book you won't regreated.

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Summary: Adults Like it Too
Review: This awesome novel is now being filmed, but you should have the pleasure of reading the story first. A multi-layered tale, engrossing and heartwarming, but never sappy. Take a break from adult reading and get into some very good YA fiction.

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Summary: Not just for children....
Review: This book about "juveniles" is decidedly "adult" and, in my opinion, ranks with John Knowles' A Separate Peace as another great story about some of the challenges faced by young men. Sachar's writing style is rhythmic and he adeptly tells two converging stories without tipping the reader off ahead of time as to where the paths will cross - a skill uncommon and absent with many modern writers. This book should be on every junior high school's reading list!

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Summary: Holes are being dug!
Review: This book as they call holes is suspenseful. It has flashbacks throughout the story.
This book is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats that was cursed by his NO-GOOD-DIRTY-ROTTEN-PIG-STEALING-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER!

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Summary: An astonishing piece by Sachar...
Review: This book caught my eye, while I was actually searching for a fantasy/sci fi book, I read the first chapter (only two pages) and I was simply fascinated by the content, I quite openly laughed out loud, right there in the store, after every sentence came a new burst of laughter, Sachar gave me a good laugh, and for that I bought this book. If your reading this, I highly encourage you to buy this book, although the rest of the book wasn't quite as humouristic as the first chapter, I'm quite sure that you will be as impressed as I was with this writing. And since the text is so simple, anyone from the age of 10 to 100 will enjoy this book! My mother is reading it at the moment, and she seems to be enjoying it just as much as I did, so do yourself a favor, and get a copy of this masterpiece, it will keep you occupied for atleast a week, and then you'll read it again, and again and again.

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Summary: This is an amazingly interesting book
Review: This book explains the ups and downs in life in a fun way. Once I started Holes I had a whole lot of trouble putting it down! Holes can be kind of confusing but only for the first couple of chapters. The plot is kind of complex, but that just makes it more fun to read!

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Summary: This book is all that.
Review: This book got my attention right away just for the fact that I never read books I did. I feel this book has lots of comedy. This book deserves an award fot the best book of the year. I give ten thumbs up for the author.