Holes – Louis Sachar 1998 | 1st Edition

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Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY, 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo
Attributes: Dust Jacket

First US edition, first printing. Binding tight, edges toned, internally fine, unmarked. DJ rubbed at top spine with tiny tears. Overall Very Good in VG DJ.

Holes – Louis Sachar (1998)

This Newbery Medal-winning novel weaves together humor, mystery, and redemption through the story of Stanley Yelnats, a wrongly accused boy sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center where inmates are forced to dig holes in the desert under the pretense of “building character.” As Stanley uncovers the camp’s dark secrets—tied to his own family’s curse and a legendary outlaw named Kissin’ Kate Barlow—the narrative shifts between the present and the 19th-century past, revealing how fate and history intertwine. Sachar’s clever plotting and memorable characters (including Zero, the silent digger with hidden talents) make this a modern classic.

If You Loved This, Try:

Small Steps (Sachar, 2006) – A sequel following Armpit after Camp Green Lake.
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin, 1978) – Another puzzle-like mystery with eccentric characters.
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo, 2000) – A heartfelt story of unlikely friendships.