{"product_id":"holes-9780440414803","title":"Holes","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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\u003cbr\u003e--and redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpecial anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; \"Ten Things You May Not Know About\u003ci\u003e HOLES\" \u003c\/i\u003eby Louis Sachar; and more!\u003cbr\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis Sachar\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\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Holes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440414803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e28081 \/ Holes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2003 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Winner - Grades 6-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2003 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Winner - Grades 3-5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2001 Young Reader's Choice Award Winner - Grades 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2002 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Winner - Grades 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2001 Buckeye Children's Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2000 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Winner - Grades 6-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis Sachar is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as \u003ci\u003eStanley Yelnats' Survival to Camp Green Lake\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSmall Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eThe Cardturner\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include \u003ci\u003eThere's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119347724333,"sku":"9780440414803","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_249da54c-bac4-4e76-a718-f3753bbdcbc2.jpg?v=1756224759","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/holes-9780440414803","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}