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Holes

Name: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar

07 May 2015

Paperback

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Book Synopsis

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The iconic, multi-million bestselling novel. An unmissable modern classic. 'Joyous... Everyone should be reading it, including adults' Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train your Dragon Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise. Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth. A masterpiece of storytelling that combines sly humour with irresistible, page-turning writing. CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR, PLUS A FOREWORD FROM PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR PHIL EARLE AND READING GROUP NOTES 'A witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up' Daily Telegraph

About The Author

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes his novels and plays quite a lot of bridge. His novel Holes has sold over 1.5 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone and Louis is the recipient of many of the world's most well-regarded book prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781408865231
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books, (07 May 2015)
Number of Pages: 233
Weight: 200 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
Categories:: Children and Teenage: Adventure Fiction Children and Teenage: Crime and Thriller Fiction Children and Teenage: Humour Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Families and family members Children and Teenage: Relationships (non-family / groups)