Holes — Louis Sachar

1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME Dig deep in this award winning modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner or just under your feet Stanley Yelnats is under a curse A curse that began with his no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys detention center Camp Green Lake where the boys build character by spending all day every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep There is no lake at Camp Green Lake But there are an awful lot of holes It doesn t take long for Stanley to realize there s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something But what could be buried under a dried up lake Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment and redemption A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel New York Times Includes a double bonus an excerpt from Small Steps the follow up to Holes as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud