Holes -Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats and his family are under a curse, all thanks to his no-good-dirty- rotten- pig- stealing- great-great-grandfather. Over 100 years ago his great-great-grandfather had broken his promise to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain, this is where the curse began. Fast Forward 100 years to the most recent of the Yelnats' generation; Stanley Yelnats, once again he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit and sent to an all boys' detention centre. Camp Green Lake. Every day each boy digs a hole in the dry, packed, barren wasteland, 5 ft wide and 5 ft deep- the length of their shovels. The rules are strict, the showers are cold but most of all the days are long, dry and HOT!. After taunts from the other boys and even the counsellors, Stanley's new friend Zero (Hector Zeroni) has enough and makes the mistake of hitting a counsellor in the face with a shovel. After much thought Stanley chooses to go after Zero, he hikes for a day until he finds the small, parched body of Zero... Alive. Stanley and Zero make the choice to climb a mountain(which happens to be in the shape of a thumb) which coincidentally was the place Stanleys Grandfather once found refuge years ago, but when Zero collapses of thirst and exhaustion Stanley is forced to carry his friend up the mountain. Will the Yelnats' curse be broken?

I really loved the plot in this story, the author did an awesome job of making the whole story interesting without dragging it on for too long. The fact that everything in the story connected and served a purpose really made me love it even more, there wasnt any random events that didnt make sense. All the characters and events in the story were related in some way and the story was almost like a puzzle.One question I had was what happened to the other boys at camp green lake? I felt the author should of spent more time discussing what happened after Stanley left and if all the boys were returned home or if they ended up going to Juvenile detention

I would really recommend this book to others, it was a great read and it was really fun to see all the parts of the story come together. This book really challenges your mind to make the connections between the charecters and the events in the plot. Also the story is easy to relate to because it contains alot of situations that teens can relate to, such as being picked on at school, having trouble fitting in and just life in general and the problems that come along with it. This book wasnt particularly challenging but it's still fun for all ages.