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Khleo Thomas is wonderfully engaging as Zero. In sharp contrast to most movies directed at 10- to 15-year-olds (come to think of it, to most movies of any kind), Holes respects the intelligence of its audience. It is even willing to challenge them, and that makes it a movie for everyone in the family to treasure.
Apr 18, 2003 · Holes. Rating: PG. Release Date: April 18, 2003. Genre: Drama, Family. Dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that's not green and doesn't have a lake. Once there, he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates ...
Jun 1, 2011 · Holes. Louis Sachar. Random House Children's Books, Jun 1, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 272 pages. This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books ...
Holes Summary. Stanley Yelnats IV is an overweight teenage boy from a poor family, whose future fortune depends on his inventor father discovering the secret to curing bad foot odor. The Yelnats family is said to be cursed: Stanley's great-great-grandfather did not honor a promise he made to an old woman with magical powers, and misfortune has ...
A summary of Chapters 1–3 in Louis Sachar's Holes. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Holes and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Jun 26, 2018 · Book Details. Stanley Yelnats’s family has a history of bad luck, so he isn’t too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys’ juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. But there is no lake—it has been dry for over a hundred years—and it’s hardly a camp: as punishment, the boys must each dig a hole a day, five feet ...
Our review: Parents say ( 23 ): Kids say ( 116 ): As Louis Sachar's edgy plot weaves between intersecting stories, past and present, the author creates a unique mystery, full of twists and danger. This novel includes violence and cruelty, and it may be somewhat intense for some young readers.
