Holes (Thorndike Large Print Young Adult Seires)

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Summary: A nice little book but hardly worth the hoopla
Review: I bought this book as a gift for a young relative who had finished all the Harry Potter books, and decided to read it myself first. It was interesting, but I kept waiting to get "hooked" into the book and it never happened. I thought the plot was interesting, but slight. It was not a bad little book, but I would still take Harry Potter any day. I could hardly put down the Harry Potter books but this one I had to keep forcing myself to pick up.

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Summary: Destined to be a classic!
Review: Almost from page one, I couldn't put it down. Louis Sachar has written a wonderful story about a group of young boys with checkered track-records (and wierd names), and how they've pulled together through ultra-tough times in a dry, hot Texas detention camp for boys--where their punishment is to dig a hole 5 feet deep, 5 feet in diameter every single day. Mr. Sachar then adds a unique twist by tracing the lives and times of several of the main characters' ancestors (as well as a history of the camp), and how their actions and decisions help decide the fate of the camp and at least one of the boys who have been put there. Check it out!

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Summary: WHAT A GREAT BOOK!
Review: My 8 year old daughter and I read this book together, and absolutely loved it. It is so funny and has some great lines. We particularly liked "the no good, dirty rotten, pig stealing great, great grandfather" that takes the blame for all of the Yelnats bad luck. This book is a joy to read, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Just read it
Review: This book is awesome! It's intriguing and keeps you interested to the last page...

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Summary: WOW!
Review: This book is probably the best book I ever read. I am going into seventh grade this year, but I also recomend this book to adults. I believe it was in the sixth or seventh chapter when I got hooked to this book, and read the rest of it in one day. I have recomended this book to several of my teachers and friends. All of them have told me that it's the best book they have ever read. I highly recomend Holes to anyone who likes a good book

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Summary: Closely interwoven plot indeed!
Review: One of the "big name" reviews on this site says that the plot is "closely interwoven." What a great line, and so very true about this marvelous book. Every single detail that you come across ties into the plot, which is wonderful. This is a better read than many of the "grown up" books that our world expects us big people to read. If all of Louis Sachar's work is this great, I am going to have a lot of his books before too long. (I did read "There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom" which I also enjoyed very much.) This is a masterpiece by a very talented, funny, and clever writer. READ THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Would you want to dig holes all day long?
Review: Stanley Yelnats has come to a "bad boy" camp where the boys spend the day digging holes, but when his friend Zero runs away, and Stanley starts out to find him, it is a whole nother story. Will they get bitten by the deadly yellow spotted lizard? Will they find "the big thumb"? Will they perish from dehydration? Read this fantastic book and find out just what Stanley and Zero are going to do.

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Summary: Put down Harry Potter and get some REAL reading material!
Review: Although this book's style wasn't my personal "ideal" for reading material, I found it amazing in perspective and overall irony. Amazing because everything seemed to fit together like puzzle pieces, amazing because Stanley Yelnats (spelled the same forwards and backwards) discovered himself in digging a five feet by five feet hole every day under the hot Texas sun. I am sure that everyone, young and old, will at least appreciate this book (if not love it) for everything it is, and all it makes us think about. I am sure I wasn't the only one who imagined what Stanley (a.k.a the Caveman) was going through when he was digging the holes, and wandering day by day wondering if he'll ever get out alive. I am sure I wasn't the only one cheering when all fixed itself in the end (how I shall not say, for stanley wished to get out, and wished to die. so both can be options). Read this book. That's all I have to say. Just read it. Don't try and find out the details of what it's about, just read it. Sooner or later you will find out, and find yourself along with it. It's hard not to. Not to find yourself. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy this book.

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Summary: A Most Worderful Book in this day in Time.
Review: My review is that I like this book because I am not am not much of a book reader but I know a good book when I see it is really nothing I like about this book because it is a good book to read that is why I like it. If I really have to say something bad about the book I would say that I dislike some of the mean people and the book because they hurt peoples feeling som if I were you I would Buy or get this book today I know I will.

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Summary: A Book for All Ages
Review: This novel grabs the attention of the reader from the first page. The plot revolves around a boys' detention center. Stanley Yelnats, an overweight teenager, finds himself unjustly sentenced to Camp Green Lake. Stanley is convinced that his bad luck is caused by a curse put on one of his ancestors generations earlier in Latvia. The warden and her sadistic guards force the boys to dig holes in the desert day after day. Stanley comes to the conclusion that the warden is looking for something in the desert. Through a series of flashbacks spread throughout the book, the reader is told what the warden is so interested in finding. Eventually, the brutal life of the camp causes Stanley's friend, Zero, to run off into the desert. Stanley escapes from the camp and pursues his friend to save him from a certain death from exposure. Together they survive the hostile desert environment. Through Stanley's efforts the evil warden is brought to justice and Stanley is freed to be with his family. One of the charms of this story is in the quirky characters and rather odd plot twists that involve characters in the present and the past. The novel appeals to the reader on many levels. There is mystery, suspense, humor, flashbacks, and much more. The themes of friendship, loyalty, and perseverance are woven throughout the story. The reading level is low enough to make this book appealing to students of many grade and achievement levels. The interest level spans a wide range of age groups. This is a wonderful reading adventure for junior high and high school students and a "must have" for any library collection.