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	I think that ‘Holes’ is a very good read because the two stories fit together perfectly. Holly. Age: 11 yrs. Liverpool Central Library. I think Holes was a brilliant story because it makes you want to read on. Stephen Kelly. Liverpool Central Library. ‘Holes’ was a brilliant book!!!! Jonothon Canty 9R St.Margarets School. Liverpool. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Found it quirky, good plot, liked the characters, good pace. – GOOD READ!!!! Lisa Williamson. Age:31 yrs. Brilliant! Couldn’t put it down. S. Langan. Dovecot Library. Liverpool I thought that ‘Holes’ was an all round exiting book that kept on growing on me. Ben Williams. Dovecot Library. Liverpool. Sad. Funny. Good story. Well written. Brill! Could not put it down. Sandra Fisher. Dovecot Library. Liverpool I thought Holes was absolutely excellent! E. Loftus. Sefton Park Library. Liverpool. Accessible to many people because of the reading level. Children & adults can enjoy it. Showed humour, irony, different feelings, suspense. I couldn’t put it down! Good choice to encourage more people to read. Laura Mizzl. Childwall Library. Liverpool A great choice as the book was easy to read but still interesting enough to appeal to a wide range of ages and both sexes. It was also nice to have a book with a beginning, middle and ending. D. Boyd. Childwall Library. Liverpool. I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me in some ways of Paolo Coehlos Alchemist. I read it in a day – didn’t want to put it down! Joyce Kenny. Childwall Library. Liverpool We enjoyed this a lot. It was easy to get gripped and the main characters were very likable. It is well written and beautifully plotted. Words are not wasted. An excellent, accessible choice for the first Liverpool Reads… Our Book Club. Garston Library. Liverpool I have read Holes and my favourite part of the book was when they survived by finding water and onions. The book was great and addictive. I did not like it when they changed time period. Robbie Hughes. Age 10. Lister Drive Library. Liverpool.
	Linda Redfern of Belvedere School has sent us these three reviews.
	Holes – by Louis Sachar Since he had taken the blame for the sunflower seeds, he realised, the other boys had dug his hole for him. “Hey, thanks, he said. “Don’t look at me,” said X-Ray. Confused, Stanley looked around-from Magnet, to Armpit, to Zigzag, to Squid. None of them took credit for it. Then he turned to Zero, who had been quietly digging in his hole since Stanley’s return. Zero’s hole was smaller than all the others. “Holes” is a powerful novel which is refreshingly different to anything else I’ve read. The characters are well thought out, and develop throughout the play, especially Stanley. At the beginning, he’s a bit naïve, and adopts a hopelessly unrealistic attitude that camp Green Lake will be like camp for the rich and privileged children. That idea is soon out of his mind. The book has two different sets of flashbacks, the first to when Stanley’s great-great-grandfather lived, and the second to one hundred or so years ago at Camp Green Lake. Later on, these flashbacks tie on to the main story. Beneath the main plot, a more subtle moral message is there. Apart from the morals concerning Stanley’s story, the flashbacks to Camp Green Lake emphasise the racial unfairness between the black people and the white people in America. The story has many layers, and is incredibly easy to get absorbed into, and yet, despite the simple, startlingly original, straight-forwardness of the way it’s written, to understand all of it, you need to get deeper, and read between the lines a little. This book is an unforgettable read, where the images pictured in the book will remain with you after the read, as well as the many messages it contains. An exceptional book, I would recommend it highly. Fengjia Cai L5C HOLES By Louis Sachar It’s no wonder that Holes has been embraced by children and adults alike. It’s smart, funny, thrilling and moving – a treat for all ages. Stanley has supposedly committed a crime he hasn’t done and has had the choice to either go to prison or go to what he thinks is a summer camp, but camp Green Lake is anything other than fun……… Holes delicately balances so many elements – Stanley’s history, the camp, his friendship with a quiet but thoughtful boy nicknamed Zero, a legendary female bank robber named Kissin’ Kate Barlow and a mess of very creepy yellow spotted lizards – without anything feeling forced. All the pieces of the story fit together effortlessly. So seamlessly, in fact, that when it’s finished, you realize that it couldn’t have ended any other way. By Sarah Sharkey L5G Holes Teenager, Stanley Yelnats is overweight and unlucky. His good luck ran out when his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather forgot to return a vital favour to his friend, Madame Zeroni. Sentencing his descendants to an eternity of bad luck. This means that Stanley and his family are not surprised when he is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he did not commit. There used to be a lake at the Camp but there is no longer, it is unlike any other camp in the world. Holes is an exciting read full of twists and turns, it is impossible to guess what is going to happen next at ‘Camp Green Lake’. The book is easy to read but cleverly written and is good for dipping into thanks to its reasonably small chapters. Suitable for all ages we would recommend this book to everyone. 5 stars!!!!! By Akilah Walker and Elizabeth Lewis