Holes: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn)

Holes: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn)

by Louis Sachar (Author)

Synopsis

Stanley Yelnat's family has a history of bad luck going back generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. As punishment, the boys must dig a hole each day, five foot wide by five foot deep, in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. The warden claims this is 'character building' - but it doesn't take long for Stanley to realise that what he must actually uncover is the truth.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 21st birthday celebratory ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02 Jan 2007

ISBN 10: 0747589992
ISBN 13: 9780747589990
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: International best-seller with over 600,000 of the Bloomsbury edition sold to date Published as part of the Bloomsbury 21st Birthday Celebrations Includes reading group guide Winner of the National Book Award

Media Reviews
'A story of friendship with the cleverest plot twists, and descriptions so vivid you can feel the heat of Stanley's desert prison burning off the page A total must-read' The Times 'An exceptionally funny and generous book that is also a tightly plotted detective novel' Guardian 'Unmistakably powerful' Philip Pullman 'One of those instant classics that adults, as well as children, will thoroughly enjoy' Independent on Sunday
Author Bio
Louis Sachar lives in Texas where he writes full time. He wrote the screenplay for the movie of his novel Holes, starring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and Patricia Arquette.