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Rating:  - You will definetly read this book after this review
A curse placed on Stanley Yelnats's "No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather" has caused Stanley to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time it caused Stanley a sentence in a juvenile detention camp, for a crime he did not commit. The camp is on a dried up lake where boys have to dig holes that are five feet deep and five feet wide everyday in desert weather. The Warden says, " If you take a bad boy and make him dig holes he will become a good boy." Nevertheless Stanley figures out that the Warden is looking for something more than turning these boys good. Could this camp and the people at the camp change Stanley's life forever.
This book was one of the most captivating and enticing books I have ever read. When Stanley gets to Camp Green Lake that's when the action begins. You are always wondering why they are digging holes and when you find out that the Warden is looking for something you cant help but wonder what it is. Each character is very captivating because they aren't your average kind of guys; they are juvenile delinquents. Moreover Zero is so strange you cant help but think what is wrong with him. The best thing is you don't find out what the Warden is looking for till the very end so the suspense is through out the whole book and it keeps building up, making you not want to put Holes down.
The reason I chose to read this book was because I heard it was funny and now I know why. Like right away in the 3rd chapter Stanley's teacher Ms. Bell takes Stanley because he is over weight and the skinniest kid it the class and shows the ratio between them. I was laughing so hard I had to put the book down and laugh. Then in chapter 6 my favorite part came Derrick Dune a kid who Stanley is twice the size of picks on Stanley. So he goes to his teachers and they just laugh. In spite of all that the funniest piece was about Stanley's "No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather." It was so outrageous and wild. His grandfather took a pig from a gypsy and took it to a lake sung it a song and it got fatter. He did this because he had to give a pig to the father of the girl he loved and when the day came she didn't know who to chose because someone else had brought a pig the same size. Moreover the name is just so ridiculous.
I did not have any dislikes about this book although I thought the story was very random. Yet that's what made it funny but it was also wired. I seem to have mixed feeling about this particular issue. The whole thing about his grandfather was so fictional I mean no one could relate to it. Also if u steal shoes I don't think they are going to make you dig holes in the middle of the desert, and the whole business about Kissin' Kate Barlow and how she robbed Stanley's great-grandfather and then Stanley finds it what are the chances of that?
I think this book doesn't really have a value it just a silly children's novel that is a blast to read, I would give it two thumbs way up. This book is like no other book because it has a really stupid plot but it has a way of drawing you in at the same time. I don't think this book has a value yet I think it has a moral. Kindness will only be given to you if you are kind to others. I think the book clearly states this because Stanley's great-great-grandfather stole a pig and it brought them bad luck, but when Stanley helped Zero he got a good fortune.
Rating: - An Adventure at Green Lake Camp
A Review by MattA boy named Stanly Yelnats is a part of a curse that has been passed on through the generations of his family. It started with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. Now Stanly has found a pair of stolen shoes and is accused of stealing them. He is given a choice. He could either go to a juvenile correctional facility or he could go to Camp Green Lake. There is no water at Camp Green Lake. At Camp Green Lake the boys spend all day digging because it builds character. After a while Stanly realizes there is a reason the boys are digging. They are looking for something. But what could be at the bottom of a dry lake? This book is a wonderful tale of crime, punishment and redemption. Holes keeps up an easy pace that allows the reader to go on for hours. Holes is an easy read for little children, but is still interesting and held my attention through the whole story. There is some way for anyone to relate themselves to any character in the book. The characters feel real and the way they act amongst each other is just like real life. There will be a movie, but just like other books that are turned into movies; I think the book will still be the best. I think this is a great book and everyone should read it at least once. If you like mystery books you will like Holes. This was a great book.
Rating: - A creative and compelling adventure novel
Wow! This is a great book. It begins with a boy named Stanley Yelnats (the fourth) who has gone to Camp Greenlake, a juvinile delinquit camp, because he was accused of stealing Clide "sweet feet" Livingston's donated shoes. At the camp,the boys are forced to dig holes, five feet wide and five feet deep, to help "build character." Or so they think. Throughout the book, the chapters alternate between past and present, and the reader finds out what they are really digging for.
At the camp, Stanley meets the other boys, all with nicknames like Zigzag, Magnet, X-ray, Armpit, Zero, and Squid,and gets one of his own:Caveman. He doesn't really hit it off with the boys at first, except for Zero.
Things aren't too bad, wake up, eat breakfast, dig holes, eat dinner, go to bed.....until Zero runs away from the camp, the "only" watersource in 100 miles. Then it's up to Stanley to rescue him.
This review doesn't cover even half of this amazing book's potential. This is SUCH A GREAT BOOK!! I DEFINATELY reccomend it! It is not, under any circumstances a waste of money, so GO AND BUY IT!!!
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