Holes - Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnat's family has a history of bad luck going back
generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice
sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Nor is he very
surprised when he is told that his daily labour at the camp is to dig a
hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, and report anything that he
finds in that hole. The warden claims that it is character building, but
this is a lie and Stanley must dig up the truth.

In this
wonderfully inventive, compelling novel that is both serious and funny,
Louis Sachar has created a masterpiece that will leave all readers
amazed and delighted by the author's narrative flair and brilliantly
handled plot.

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes his novels and plays quite a lot of bridge. His novel Holes has sold over 1.5 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone and Louis is the recipient of many of the world's most well-regarded book prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award.

'Holes is one of those instant classics that adults, as well as children over eight, will thoroughly enjoy. Sachar has created something quite different from JK Rowling or Philip Pullman, but no less enchanting'
Independent on Sunday

'If you want a witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up, look no further than Holes'
The Daily Telegraph

'Forget the fame and glamour of Holes, the movie and the rest.
Just remember Camp Green Lake and that story that gave us one of the best books of the last ten years'
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