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I started out reading this book so I could get a better sense of what books some of my intermediate EFL students might be able to read, and mostly viewed it as a professional task. At first it was cheesy/campy and I couldn't wait to be done with it, but somewhere around halfway in, I started to get really into the story and wanted to know what happened to Stanley (and then later, Zero, too). There's good suspense and I liked the way you see the two stories tie together, with connections revealed
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Stanley is sent to a teenage labor camp in the middle of the Texas desert for a crime he didn't commit. He learns how to dig holes, makes friends, and looks for a mysterious treasure.
I enjoyed this a lot - I hadn't seen the movie so it was all completely new for me. There are parallel stories told throughout the book about Stanley's family history that inform the main story and were definitely the most entertaining parts of the book. I could easily read a whole series of books about the outlaw K ...more
I enjoyed this a lot - I hadn't seen the movie so it was all completely new for me. There are parallel stories told throughout the book about Stanley's family history that inform the main story and were definitely the most entertaining parts of the book. I could easily read a whole series of books about the outlaw K ...more
I can't believe I missed this classic. It's exactly the right sort of book- smart but accessible for young readers. Not obvious, but not overdrawn. Excellent characters, even the ones who don't need full fleshing out. This is a gem.
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I'm glad to see this book on the summer reading lists of many junior high schools. Subversive and exciting, Holes includes great characters and plot, and best of all is set at a punitive youth camp! Here is an author who really knows his audience. And adults will love it too!
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The story remains flawless as always.
The audiobook didn't differentiate between the flashbacks and time at Camp Greenlake as well as I would have liked, and the narrator made all of the juvie characters (especially Armpit and Zero) sound like doofuses. ...more
The audiobook didn't differentiate between the flashbacks and time at Camp Greenlake as well as I would have liked, and the narrator made all of the juvie characters (especially Armpit and Zero) sound like doofuses. ...more
Jul 16, 2007
Samantha
rated it
it was amazing
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newbery-awards,
children-s-lit
Apr 11, 2009
Christian
marked it as tjek-ud
Apr 30, 2010
Jody Rowan
marked it as to-read
Feb 25, 2011
Anne
marked it as to-read
Apr 19, 2012
Casie
marked it as to-read
Mar 21, 2013
taeli
marked it as to-read
Apr 20, 2015
erinsabs
marked it as to-read
