Holes
Title: Holes
Genre: Newbery Honor
Author: Louis Sachar
Major Awards: Newbery Medal
Age group: 11 years old - adults
Summary: 
Stanley Yelnats, a young boy who has bad luck due to a curse being placed on his great-grandfather and is
wrongfully sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp. At the camp Stanley and the other boys at
the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every single day. After days have passed Stanley has a
sudden realization that the cruel warden is looking for something, hence why they are digging so many
holes. As the story continues that author takes readers through three different stories to reveal why Stanley's
family was cursed and what the warden is having the boys search for.Stanley finds the something in one of
the holes that he has dug which leads to a new issue and journey. Zero, a young boy that also is at the
camp attempts to run away and Stanley follows him. After days of suffering the boys finally go back to the
camp and begin digging for a certain artifact that could have a huge impact on their lives.The two boys end
up finding something and the warden tries to take it but then Stanley's lawyer comes and says that he has
been proven innocent .At the end of the book it seems that Stanley;s family curse has been lifted and he is
reunited with his family where he is now a better and stronger person.
I would not use this book in my classroom for educational purposes nor would I choose it to be a class
read aloud. I feel that it has no educational or personal value therefore I would not select it as a book
for classroom use. With that being said, I would have it in my library for my students to read if they would
like. I feel as if boys would especially like this book and find it interesting.
I feel as if this book is great for anyone in 6th grade and up. It is a relatively short chapter book making it good
for pre-teen students and up. It also has a good story line that I feel can help kids get into and really enjoy.
As I said, I would not use this book in my classroom for educational purposes. I would have it available in my
personal library for my students to read on their own their own if they wont though. I would allow my students
to read this book during their free time or any down time in my classroom.
wrongfully sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp. At the camp Stanley and the other boys at
the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every single day. After days have passed Stanley has a
sudden realization that the cruel warden is looking for something, hence why they are digging so many
holes. As the story continues that author takes readers through three different stories to reveal why Stanley's
family was cursed and what the warden is having the boys search for.Stanley finds the something in one of
the holes that he has dug which leads to a new issue and journey. Zero, a young boy that also is at the
camp attempts to run away and Stanley follows him. After days of suffering the boys finally go back to the
camp and begin digging for a certain artifact that could have a huge impact on their lives.The two boys end
up finding something and the warden tries to take it but then Stanley's lawyer comes and says that he has
been proven innocent .At the end of the book it seems that Stanley;s family curse has been lifted and he is
reunited with his family where he is now a better and stronger person.
I would not use this book in my classroom for educational purposes nor would I choose it to be a class
read aloud. I feel that it has no educational or personal value therefore I would not select it as a book
for classroom use. With that being said, I would have it in my library for my students to read if they would
like. I feel as if boys would especially like this book and find it interesting.
I feel as if this book is great for anyone in 6th grade and up. It is a relatively short chapter book making it good
for pre-teen students and up. It also has a good story line that I feel can help kids get into and really enjoy.
As I said, I would not use this book in my classroom for educational purposes. I would have it available in my
personal library for my students to read on their own their own if they wont though. I would allow my students
to read this book during their free time or any down time in my classroom.
Comments
Post a Comment