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Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Stanley Yelnats is being charged for a crime he didnt commit. And its all because of the bad luck that his family has had for generations, tracing back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-father. Now he is being sent to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention camp, where he will have to dig holes, five feet deep and wide, as punishment.

But soon, Stanley finds out that theres more going on than just character building from digging all those holes. The Warden is looking for someone; she even rewards every boy who discovers anything of interest to her. Surprisingly, its all connected back to Stanleys great grandfather, and some lost treasure.

When Stanleys best friend from the camp Zero runs away, Stanley does what any best friend would do: he follows after. Of course, running away is harder than it sounds, because the Warden and Mr. Sir cant let any of the boys escape. Stanley and Zero take refuge in the mountains, and later on, Stanley unknowingly breaks the curse that was set upon his family years ago by his great-grandfather.

Holes was an amazing story, and I greatly enjoyed reading it. I especially liked the connections and flashbacks to past events previous to Stanleys story. The plot was very creative, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned about friendship and doing the right thing. I recommend this book for all kids of middle school.