Holes. Funny title huh? But as the saying goes, do not judge a book by its cover. I got the book this afternoon, from Caryn. A friend who, also got it from the scholastic catalogue. Once I started reading, I just couldn't out it down. It's a bad habit of mine. Well, back to the book, it's about this boy Stanley Yelnats who was convicted of a crime he didn't do. Because of that, he was sent to this Detention Centre called Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is this remote place where nothing is green, the lake has completely dried up and has immensely hot weather. The boys are to dig a hole everyday 5ft wide, 5ft deep. It isn't an easy task. If you're wondering why they have to dig holes, you'll have to read it for yourself. The story ends well, and that's the way I like it. The plot is interesting, going back and forth from the past to the present. I especially like the part where Stanley blames his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, which is no surprised since it won the Newberry Medal. Oh, and apparently, there's a movie on it too. I have yet to watch it tho. Will definitely get hold of it.
Well, that's it from me, hope this review has been useful. Be prepared for more to come. I hope ;)
1 Comments:
At August 15, 2008 at 9:19 PM,
Anonymous said…
haha thats the book i use for lit in eng=)
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