Holes is a great read for young adults who enjoy mysteries and humor. The story follows Stanley Yelnats as he is falsely accused of a crime and sent to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. While there, he must dig holes daily and report anything he finds. Sachar's humorous writing style and the cleverly interwoven plot make this a captivating read.

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• Newbery Medal (1999)
• National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1998)
• West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2001)
• Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2001)
• Nene Award (2001)
• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (2001)
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2001)
• Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2000)
• Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2000)
• Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (2000)
• Evergreen Teen Book Award (2001)
• Soaring Eagle Book Award (2003)
• Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 (2002)
• Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Junior (2001)
• Zilveren Zoen (2000)
• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2001)
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction (1999)
• New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Young Adult (2001)
• William Allen White Children's Book Award (2001)
• Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children and YA (2001)
• Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2002)
• Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 14-15 anys (2000)

Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre. At Camp Green Lake the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie. Stanley must dig up the truth.

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