Holes

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Holes 

By: Louis Sachar - 6-8th grade
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Louis Sachar. Holes. Stratus and Giroux. 1998, Pages: 240, Reading Level: 5th grade and up, Lexile: 660L, Ages: 10 and up, Genre: Adventure, Classics, and Comedy/Humor

Now Stanley has been sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, digging holes five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long before Stanley realizes there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth, but does he find the truth he was looking for? I would use this in my classroom by giving my students a prompt and they have to write a simulated journal of one of the characters in the book. I want to see if they are paying attention on how the characters act and seeing if they can create their own story with their chosen character. 

Rating System

Rating	Description of rating
3 6-8	Excellent book!  Run out right now and buy it!!! This book has strong vocabulary for the proper age of the student. Has a lot of illustrations and students can make a connection within the book. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can easily incorporate this book within their classroom.
2 3-5	Good book.  You want to read this one. This book has normal vocabulary that the student will already know at their age. Has a little bit of illustrations and students will make a connection within the book sometimes. This book has a beginning, middle, and end. And teachers can maybe incorporate this book within their classroom.
1 K-2	This book is okay, you might like this one. This book doesn't have strong vocabulary for the student's proper age. Has no illustrations and students aren't able to make a strong connection within the book. This book is missing either a beginning, middle, or end. And teachers can't incorporate a strong lesson from the book.