Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781408865231 Publisher: Bloomsbury Age Range: 9-12 Overview: Holes is Louis Sachar's multi-award-winning novel following Stanley Yelnats, a boy cursed with generations of bad luck, as he is wrongly sent to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Forced to dig holes daily in the scorching Texas desert, Stanley uncovers a hidden history connecting his family's curse to a long-buried treasure. Blending humour, mystery and heart, this Bloomsbury paperback edition brings a beloved modern classic to new readers and returning fans alike. About the Book: On the surface, Stanley Yelnats' story is simple: a miscarriage of justice sends him to a bleak juvenile camp where the only activity is digging identical holes, five feet wide and five feet deep, in dried-up lakebed. But Louis Sachar weaves three interlocking timelines together with remarkable skill — Stanley's present-day ordeal, the camp's eccentric and often comic staff, and flashbacks stretching back over a century to a vanished schoolteacher and an outlaw's buried fortune. As Stanley befriends a quiet fellow camper nicknamed Zero, the pair piece together how their fates and family histories are entangled, in a tightly plotted puzzle that rewards close reading. Sachar's short, punchy chapters keep the pace brisk, making the book accessible to reluctant readers while its layered structure gives more confident readers plenty to unpack. Themes of injustice, friendship, resilience and destiny run throughout, alongside sly humour and a real sense of adventure. Holes has become a fixture of school reading lists and book clubs precisely because it works on multiple levels: as a page-turning adventure, as a study in narrative structure, and as a thoughtful exploration of how the past shapes the present. This edition presents the complete novel in a sturdy paperback format, ideal for classroom sets, gifting, or a family bookshelf. Winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book

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