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Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft.
Holes is a 2003 American neo-Western comedy drama film directed by Andrew Davis and written by Louis Sachar, based on his 1998 novel. The film stars Sigourney Weaver , Jon Voight , Patricia Arquette , Tim Blake Nelson and Shia LaBeouf .
A boy wrongfully convicted of stealing a pair of cleats is sent to a desert camp where he and other inmates dig holes for mysterious reasons. Based on the novel by Louis Sachar, the movie explores the connection between the camp, the curse of his family, and the history of a notorious outlaw.
- Andrew Davis
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Aug 20, 1998 · While Stanley toils to dig hole after hole under the strict rule of the Warden and her lackeys (Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir), the tale of the curse unfolds, in which his great-great-grandfather Elya is vying for the hand of wealthy hottie Myra back in their motherland of Latvia.
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Stanley Yelnats, a boy who has bad luck due to a curse placed on his great- great-grandfather, is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, for a crime he did not commit. Stanley and the other boys at the camp are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every day.
Holes by Louis Sachar, published in 1998, is a captivating young adult novel that intertwines mystery and adventure. The story follows Stanley Yelnats, who, due to a wrongful accusation, finds himself at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center in the scorching Texas desert.
The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
