Kayla's Book Nook

Over the past few days, I read the book, Holes, by Louis Sachar. This book is about a boy, Stanley Yelnats the third, whose family seems to always have bad luck. This story follows Stanley as he gets arrested for a crime, and then goes to a camp in the middle of the desert, called Camp Greenlake. There we follow him, as he discovers friends, how to dig, his own personal strength, and a confidence he never had before. I loved this book, and I would definitely recommend it to other people adults and young adults alike. It has some really funny moments, great characters, a quick pacing, and an easy to read but enjoyable plot. The book jumps from past to Stanley's great-great-grandfather and his travels, to the present with Stanley and his troubles. They are connected not only by lineage, and their solution is wonderful. There is a movie called Holes as well, that has Shia LaBouf, Sigouney Weaver, and Jon Voight in it as well. This is a great movie, it goes along really well with t