Holes (A Yearling Book)
Registered by Crataegus of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 12/24/2012
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
8 journalers for this copy...
From back of book:
Stanley 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 Yelnats. 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.
It 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 - and redemption.
Stanley 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 Yelnats. 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.
It 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 - and redemption.
Picked up at the Thursday mini meeting!
Taking back to the September children's meeting. I can see why this book won an award! You can see where it's going but it's always done so well and in such an engaging manner that you get drawn in and happy things go the way you thought they might.
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
Safely in my hands
Realize that this has been made into a movie that I have seen. Lost interest in reading it now. Will return to group.
I am taking this book to our monthly bookcrossers meet up at Cravings - the second Saturday of every month- to pass on to the next reader.
Picked up at get together
A fun little story. I've seen the movie before - it's been a while, but it seems like the movie and book are very similar. It was a fast read.
Thanks for the enjoyable read.
Thanks for the enjoyable read.
Taken to get together
finally got around to reading this one (never have seen the movie!) - great story line, interesting characters. Loved how the author blended stories from 3 different timelines all together.
Back in my hands for a future wild release!
Journal Entry 12 by Crataegus at Kulttuurikahvila Laituri in Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Friday, September 25, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (9/25/2015 UTC) at Kulttuurikahvila Laituri in Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland
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Help from Canada!
If you picked up this book I hope you read English. Please leave a journal (even anonymously) so that the other bookcrossers who have enjoyed this book previously and I can know it has found a new home.
Please enjoy.
If you picked up this book I hope you read English. Please leave a journal (even anonymously) so that the other bookcrossers who have enjoyed this book previously and I can know it has found a new home.
Please enjoy.
Journal Entry 13 by Hypnoscope at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Tuesday, June 14, 2016
I found this on Laituri. I've read it before, just after it was translated to Finnish. It was a nice and easy read.
Journal Entry 14 by Hypnoscope at Yliopisto, Agora in Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (6/14/2016 UTC) at Yliopisto, Agora in Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland
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Agora building book exchange trolley.
Journal Entry 15 by 
Soozreader
at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Friday, August 5, 2016
Soozreader at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Friday, August 5, 2016
I found this today from the Agora building's exchange trolley.
Released 5 yrs ago (5/15/2018 UTC) at
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1st sentences VBB. This book is on its way to the next reader. Happy reading!
just received it.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Journal Entry 18 by kizmiaz at Auweiler in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, June 17, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (6/17/2018 UTC) at Auweiler in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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and it's travalling to new readers.
