Holes

Louis Sachar

Frances Foster Books

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Louis Sachar received great recognition for his groundbreaking story of Stanley Yelnats – a boy with a history of bad luck. As School Library Journal predicted in their starred review of the book when it was first published, “Kids will love Holes.” A decade later, the book is still quenching young readers’ thirst for a gripping story about a far-reaching family curse, friendship, adventure, endurance, and, finally, a generous helping of good karma.
 
Celebrate with this special 10th Anniversary Edition, which includes portraits of the author as a little brother (by his big brother), as a husband (by his wife), and as a father (by his daughter), along with photos and Louis Sachar’s 1999 Newbery acceptance speech. Vladimir Radunsky, who created the original iconoclastic cover illustration, has made new art from the familiar images. Wrapped in an acetate jacket, this edition is an appealing package that will be equally welcome in public, school, or home libraries.
 
Holes is a 1998 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the 1999 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Fiction and the 1999 Newbery Medal.

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“Vladimir Radunsky created the artwork for the 1998 hardcover, and another of his striking paintings adorns Farrar, Straus and Giroux’s 10th-anniversary edition . . . Wrapped in an acetate jacket, the whole package has a crisp, sparkling appeal. Kid-friendly bonus materials include lighthearted personal perspectives written by Sachar’s older brother, daughter, and wife; his Newbery acceptance speech; and several black-and-white photos, mostly taken on the movie set.” —SLJ’s Extra Helping

"Stanley Yelnats IV has been wrongly accused of stealing a famous baseball player's valued sneakers and is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention home where the boys dig holes, five feet deep by five feet across, in the miserable Texas heat. It's just one more piece of bad luck that's befallen Stanley's family for generations...There is no question, kids will love Holes." —Starred, School Library Journal

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LOUIS SACHAR made history with Holes, which won every major children’s book award and was turned into a movie. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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Holes
Louis Sachar
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults, Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, National Book Awards - Winner, Newbery Medal Book, Christopher Awards - Winner, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Award, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award, Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Frances Foster Books
September 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374332662
ISBN10: 0374332665
Middle-Grade Fiction
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 272 pages, Includes essays about the author and the Newbery acceptance speech
Age Range: 10 and up
Grade Range: 5 and up Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 660LL
F&P Level A-Z: V
AR Quiz Number: 28081
AR Points: 7

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Hardcover
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Frances Foster Books
August 1998
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374332655
ISBN10: 0374332657
Middle-Grade Fiction
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 240 pages
Age Range: 11 and up
Grade Range: 6 and up Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 660L
AR Quiz Number: 119759
AR Book Level: 6.6
AR Points: 9

$17.00
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