Holes Summary
Louis Sachar

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Holes Summary

This novel is set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats, an unfortunate, unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit. Stanley's family is poor and believes themselves to be under the curse of Stanley's "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather." The curse has been extended through multiple generations and began because the great grandfather, Elya Yelnats, did not keep his promise to...

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Louis Sachar Biographies (1)

Louis Sachar

2,213 words, approx. 8 pages

Celebrated author Louis Sachar, winner of a National Book Award and the 1999 Newbery Medal for his novel Holes, is also recognized for his ever-popular story There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, his ... Read more

Essays & Analysis (8)

Literary Analysis of Holes

922 words, approx. 4 pages

In the novel Holes, by Louis Surach, tells the story of a young middle-school aged boy named Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is falsely accused of stealing and sent to a correctional camp in Texas where he... Read more

Holes

367 words, approx. 2 pages

The movie "Holes" is based on the award winning book Holes, by Louis Sachar. The movie is about a 13-year old boy named Stanley Yelnats. One day, he was walking and suddenly had a pair of shoes fall... Read more

Holes

1,108 words, approx. 4 pages

The book I read, Holes by Louis Sachar, has a theme that I believe the author is trying to communicate. I believe this theme is the power of fate and that everything happens for a reason even though w... Read more

Holes

453 words, approx. 2 pages

If you become tired of sitting around this summer or are looking for an adventurous book, then stop by a nearby bookstore or library to pick up Holes, a multiple award- winning book for ... Read more

Holes, A Review and Plot Summary

1,383 words, approx. 5 pages

It all begins with a boy named Stanley Yelnats. He is a pretty normal kid except for no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather because he left a curse o their family. Stanley's dad was an in... Read more

Holes

673 words, approx. 3 pages

The story that I read is named Holes. It was a great book! It is about a boy who was accused of stealing Clyde Livingston's cleats that was going to be given to the homeless shelter and was expected t... Read more

Holes

876 words, approx. 3 pages

HOLES by Louis Sachar When people are hearing of " Holes", they may think of some boring story of digging a hole. However, the award-winning novel, Holes, by Louis Sachar is about Stanley's exciting ... Read more

Holes Summary

1,227 words, approx. 5 pages

When we first meet Stanley, he is a young innocent boy who is over weight. When he was walking home from school one day, he was minding his own business when all of a sudden he got hit in the head by ... Read more

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