![]() ![]() Always." Fear of the desert, "We've got the only water for a hundred miles. Fear of the yellow-spotted lizard, "You don't want to be bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard. He does his best to fit in, too although it is difficult, and although no one believes in his innocence. And Stanley does wonder what good it does in rehabilitating Green Lake's young inmates. Up at 4.30am, the boys at Green Lake must each dig such a hole, out in the heat of the desert, before he can return to camp and rest. Digging holes that are precisely five feet wide, five feet long and five feet deep isn't fun either. But, while thousands of other young Americans are having fun, Stanley is digging holes at a juvenile correction centre. Stanley is from a poor family and he's never spent a summer at camp before. Victim of a miscarriage of justice, Stanley has been sent to Camp Green Lake. The palindromic Stanley Yelnats, in any case, is not a bad boy. ![]() If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy. Highly recommended.Ī Times Educational Supplement Teachers' Top 100 Book Part mystery, part coming-of-age, part situation comedy and with top-drawer writing, it has something to appeal to everyone. Summary: Holes is a quirky, individual little book that can be read by children and adults alike. ![]()
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