Sachar, Louis, 1954-

Holes / Louis Sachar. - 10th anniversary ed. - New York : Yearling, 2008, c1998. - 236 p. ; 20 cm.

First published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. "A Yearling book."

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

10 & up. 4.5.

ISBN: 9780440414803 (pbk.) 0440414806 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Juvenile delinquency--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Buried treasure--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]