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Holes By Louis Sachar

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Holes, written by Louis Sachar, takes you on a journey of a boy named Stanley Yelnats and his adventures in Camp Green Lake. Stanley Yelnats is a fourteen year old boy that has no friends and is constantly bullied for being overweight. Stanley's great-great-grandfather (Eyla Yelnats) was cursed by a gypsy named Madame Zeroni, and the curse has been passed down and has brought bad luck to the family. Stanley is arrested for theft and is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility in Texas. Stanley's stay at Camp Green Lake brings him endurance, perseverance and friends. Eyla used to live in Lativa before he was cursed. In summary, Eyla Yelnats wanted to marry a woman named Myra Menke. Unfortunately another man named Igor Barkov,

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