{"product_id":"holes-9780440414803","title":"Holes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award  This #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller is a modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner--or just under your feet \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eSmall Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow-up to\u003ci\u003e Holes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an excerpt from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFuzzy Mud.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK\u003cbr\u003e SELECTED FOR NUMEROUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND ALA HONORS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440414803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2000 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 978\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2014 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e28081 \/ Holes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Louis Sachar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637233905820,"sku":"9780440414803","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bc5922d0-0f46-4afc-bdfb-b0096ae6cf35.jpg?v=1603844277","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/holes-9780440414803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}