Sachar, Louis, 1954-

Holes / Louis Sachar. - New York : Dell Yearling, 2000, c1998. - 233 p. ; 20 cm.

"A Yearling book."

Accelerated Reader. ALA Booklist. ALA Notable Book For Children. ALA Best Book For Young Adults.

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

4.6 Perma-Bound Books.

Newbery Medal, 1999 National Book Award, 1998

0440414806 : $12.55




Juvenile delinquency--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Buried treasure--Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Buried treasure--Fiction.

PZ7.S1185 / Ho 2000

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