Sachar, Louis, 1954-

Holes / Louis Sachar. - New York : Dell Yearling, [2000], c1998. - 233 p ; 20 cm. - Yearling Newbery . - Yearling Newbery. .

"A Yearling book.".

Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Five Owls, April 2007. Horn Book Starred, September 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Pub Weekly, July 1998. School Library Journal starred, September 1998. Wilson's Children, June 1999. Wilson's Junior High School, August 1999.

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

5.1 Follett Library Resources. 6.5. 5-8 Follett Library Resources.

Newbery Medal/Honor, 1999.

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Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction.
Juvenile delinquency--Juvenile fiction.
Treasure troves--Juvenile fiction.
Buried treasure--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency--Fiction.
Mystery and detective stories.
Buried treasure--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency--Fiction.
Mystery fiction.

PZ7.S1185 / Ho 2000

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