Holes
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Book Description
"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." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers. In place of what used to be "the largest lake in Texas" is now a dry, flat, sunburned wasteland, pocked with countless identical holes dug by boys improv... More
Book Information
Publisher | Thorndike Press |
Binding | Hardcover (58 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 288 |
ISBN-10 | 0786221860 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0786221868 |
Publication Date | 11/12/1999 |
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11/17/2009 Belinda Lau said: Great recording for the classroom reading time. Get the CDs to help students listen and read along.
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6/22/2009 Chris Doyle said: What a surprise masterpiece from a notably humorous author!
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2/1/2009 Natisha Rowell said: I loved this book. It drew me right in, and I couldn't put it down until I had finished.
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6/11/2008 Valerie Coulman said: Loved this book! I picked it up with no idea what to expect and was so impressed with the whole package. The originally constructed plot is delightfully woven without straying into adult conventions, the characters are uniquely portrayed and the ending is superbly crafted. 5 stars all the way!
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11/30/2007 Christy Evers said: Even better than I expected! I love the way Louis Sachar ties almost every detail, big and small, and laces them all together in the end.
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