Hoyos

Hardcover, 74 pages

Spanish language

Published by Distribooks.

ISBN:
978-84-348-6793-2
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5 stars (1 review)

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize that Camp Green Lake isn't what it seems. Are the boys digging holes because the warden is looking for something? But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth.

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5 stars

A ended up reading this in 5th grade because I loved the movie so much I want to experience the story again but did not have the DVD. The film does such a great job at adopting the vibe of this book that I really think they go together and compliment each other quite nice. The only reason I was able to make it through this book at a young age is because I basically played game of spot the difference during each chapter to see what was different of what more details the book added. I recall really enjoying the extra (if not drawn out) parts and inner monologues during the God Thumb saga that the movie (understandably) took out. All in all easily one of my favorite movies, books, and all around stories

Subjects

  • Social Situations - Friendship
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
  • Spanish: Grades 4-7
  • Foreign Language Study - General