Holes
by Louis Sachar

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• ISBN13: 9780440414803
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Book Review: Holes
Summary: 5 Stars

I like this book because I think a good book allows the reader to feel like they want to know more and want to know what is going to happen next. This is how I felt as I read the book. I couldn¡¯t put the book down. Zero left the camp without water and food. ¡°Stanley looked out toward Zero, but he had disappeared into the haze.¡± When I read this, I was anxious to know what happened next because it was impossible to survive in the heat without water and food. Stanley was worried about what was going to happen to Zero, so he ran after him. He knew that Zero could not survive in the desert alone. This part of the story was exciting, which I liked about this book. It kept making me wonder what will happen next. I wanted to know if Stanley and Zero will survive.
Another reason why I like this book is because this book also talks about people from the past. Stanley¡¯s great great grandfather¡¯s story is told. During that time, there was a woman named Kate Barlow who was the prettiest girl in town. Many men liked her, but she liked a poor worker named Sam. She loved him, but he was so poor. Sam they decided to leave the town together. When they were leaving, someone saw them and killed Sam. After that, Kate became a thief. ¡°That was what his great grandfather had supposedly said after Kate Barlow had robbed him and left him stranded in the desert.¡± She was the one that stole from Stanley¡¯s great great grandfather which tied the story to Stanley¡¯s time because the warden was looking for that lost treasure that Kate had stolen. This interesting plot of how history plays a role in the present is why I liked this book so much.
There are many parts in this book that I like. My favorite part of the book was the story of Stanley and Zero¡¯s friendship. Stanley and Zero¡¯s friendship was the best. When Stanley and Zero ran away, they had no hope of surviving because they had no food or water, but they gave each other the strength to go on. They told each other, ¡°Don¡¯t give up.¡± They eventually found Big Thumb, where they found water and food to survive for a few days. They were each other¡¯s support during hard times. Stanley even risked his life to go search for Zero when he ran away. I thought that their friendship was a memorable part of this book that is why this is my favorite part.

Summary of Holes

It's a strange story, but strangely compelling and lovely too. Louis Sachar uses poker-faced understatement to create a bizarre but believable landscape--a place where Major Major Major Major of Catch-22 would feel right at home. But while there is humor and absurdity here, there is also a deep understanding of friendship and a searing compassion for society's underdogs. As Stanley unknowingly begins to fulfill his destiny--the dual plots coming together to reveal that fate has big plans in store--we can't help but cheer for the good guys, and all the Yelnats everywhere. (Ages 10 and older) --Brangien Davis

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