Holes (Reviewed by Colin)

Holes

“Every day you will dig a hole: five feet wide, five feet deep. When done go back to your cabin and wait for your cabin-mates. That is your day for the next 18 months.” -Commissioner

The genre of this book is realistic fiction because the setting and characters could be real. Stanley Yelnats has been accused of stealing athletes’ shoes. Instead of going to jail he went to Camp Green Lake. Although there really is no lake. Camp Green Lake isn’t fun. The beds are itchy, the food is disgusting and you dig a hole every day in blazing heat! Stanley just doesn’t want to go. He says he was walking home and sneakers fell from the sky. Sadly, no one believes him. The Counselors there know that the kids dig because they believe there is a treasure under the dried up lake. Will the campers find the treasure? And will Stanley try to convince the court and stay alive at Camp Green Lake?

This book was incredible! First I couldn’t stop reading. One night I stayed up until 10:30pm. Also the book goes by really fast. It took me like a week to read Holes. It really felt like two days! But the book has a slow beginning. It just describes Stanley.

Holes is one of my favorite books. It is a definite two thumbs ups. I recommend it to 4th through 6th graders because it is not confusing and not really short. If you read Holes you’ll think it’s one of your favorites to!