10/30/2013 Free Post: Book Recommendation

I really recommend the book Holes by Louis Sachar. This is a truly inspiring novel. The first time I read this book was when I was in 3rd grade.

This book starts with an incorrect charge of burglary on the main character, Stanley Yelnats. He either has the choice of going to jail or going to Camp Green Lake. Since Stanley was from a poor family he had never been to a camp before. He chose Camp Green Lake, which was a decision that would affect the rest of his life.

Camp Green Lake was not a camp, nor green, and there were no lakes in sight. It was pretty much a large piece of land full of dirt and holes. Every day, the "inmates" were to dig a 5x5 hole. They had only a small amount of water to drink during the day, and the shovels ate at their hands. Every now and then, someone would find something interesting but it had to be immediately given to the Warden. When Stanley first arrived, he was told that the only rule was to not upset the Warden. He met an inmate called "Zero". Nobody knew his actual name because he wouldn't speak. Stanley tried to befriend him but was rejected and given the silent treatment. After working for almost a year he witnesses Zero run away into the horizon. Stanley knows that there is no water or anything for the next 100 miles. Some of the inmates had told him about God's thumb, a large, tall mountain 100 miles away. It supposedly hosted the cleanest water and was a desert paradise. After pondering for a few hours, he decided the best thing to do would be to go after Zero. He filled his canteen and ran. The other "inmates" cheered him on, yelling and screaming his name, since he was only one there without a nickname. He finally discovered Zero under a small boat named the Mary Lou. Zero was alive! Inside the boat Zero found some jars of a fruity substance he called Sploosh. They grabbed 4 jars of sploosh and made the difficult decision to leave the shelter of the boat and set out for God's Thumb. Both of them had near death experiences on their journey but i cant tell you. Why? Because i'm not gonna give away the most interesting ending to the most thoughtful book I've ever read.


*****I BET YOU DIDN'T REALIZE YELNATS IS STANLEY BACKWARDS***