Holes
Holes
by Louis Sachar
Ages 10–12
Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake — a dry lake bed where boys dig holes all day. A wildly original, funny, and profound novel about fate, justice, and friendship. Newbery Medal winner.
Heads-up for parents: Racism & discrimination, Violence. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Louis Sachar
- Age
- Ages 10–12
- Type
- Adventure, Friendship, Mystery, Chapter Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Readers rate it
- 4.00 / 5 on
- In India
- Available
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