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Holes Series

This series plunges into the world of unjustly accused youths forced to dig endless holes at a harsh desert detention center. What begins as seemingly senseless punishment soon unfolds into a thrilling quest for a long-lost treasure and the unraveling of a mystery connecting past and present. It's a tale of friendship, resilience, and the search for redemption against all odds, where every shovel of dirt unearths another piece of the puzzle. Genuine humor and dark irony give the narrative its unique edge.

Stanley Yelnats Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake
Small Steps
Holes

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Holes

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARDONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIMEThe iconic, multi-million bestselling novel, in a 25th anniversary edition with exclusive new material inside. An unmissable modern classic.Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise.Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth. A masterpiece of storytelling that combines sly humour with irresistible, page-turning writing. New 25th anniversary edition includes exclusive material from author Louis Sachar, a foreword from acclaimed author Phil Earle and brilliant readers' notes from Scott Evans (The Reader Teacher).'A witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up' Daily Telegraph

    Holes1
    4.0

  2. Small Steps

    • 272 pages
    • 10 hours of reading

    Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this brilliantly plotted and exciting novel, Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters, and is learning what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice.

    Small Steps2
    3.7

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  • Stanley Yelnats Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake

    • 98 pages
    • 4 hours of reading

    Imagine your misfortune if, like Stanley Yelnats, you found yourself the victim of a miscarriage of justice and interned in Camp Green Lake Correctional Institute. How would you survive? This book contains information about the characters in Holes, as well as do's and don'ts for survival. schovat popis

    Stanley Yelnats Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake
    3.5