Holes

By: Louis Sachar

Narrated by: Kerry Beyer, Louis Sachar

This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!

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.

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.

Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more!

Critic reviews

Winner of the Newbery Medal
Winner of the National Book Award
#1 New York Times Bestseller
A New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books 100 Years Selection
A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME

"A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"There is no question, kids will love Holes." —School Library Journal, Starred Review

"[A] rugged, engrossing adventure." —Kirkus Reviews

"This delightfully clever story is well-crafted and thought-provoking." —VOYA

"[Sachar] comes fully, brilliantly into his own voice. This is a can't-put-it-down read." —The Bulletin

I loved it

it was really really good and interesting to me
and the narrator was really good to.

Great family story

I would definitely recommend this book! A great story to listen to as a family!

Pleasant and uplifting

Great for older children/tweens. Also, the ending was positive and completed satisfactorily. It was a fun and uplifting story. An adult would also enjoy listening to it.

Grate book

Fun on long road trips and car rides. This book is about Stanley going to a camp called holes.:-)

Excellent- family friendly

We listened to it as a family and it was entertaining for young and old!