Holes
by Louis Sachar
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Young Adult, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
A modern classic . . . from the New York Times bestselling author who has been recognized with the Newbery Award as well as the National Book Award!Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sen...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Young Adult, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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