Holes

Stanley Yelnats didn't do anything wrong, yet the courts say otherwise and so he is being sent off to Camp Green Lake. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. Only dirt, heat, dangerous animals, and holes. The boys dig holes to "build character." It is long hard work that seems to do nothing but waste time. But then the Warden seems to be searching for something. Whatever is it? 

My son and I read this book and very much enjoyed it. 

Characters were many and sometimes hard to differentiate between, but they were still fun and enjoyable. Setting made me need a drink of water all the time. But what I most enjoyed was the plot and flashbacks that were present to help enlighten the reader as to what was actually going on. Miss Katherine and Sam were my favorite and I really felt for them. And you feel sorry for Stanley and Zero and all the other boys.