Holes (Paperback) - Newbery Classics

1999년 뉴베리상을 받은 청소년과 성인을 위한 소설. <There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom>의 지은이 루이스 새커의 이름을 알린 소설이다. 주인공 소년 스탠리의 가문은 고조할아버지 대로부터 전해져 내려오는 '저주'에 걸린 집안이다. 그 저주 때문에 스탠리는 '재수없게도' 청소년 감호소에 보내지게 된다. 캠프 그린 레이크라는 그 감호소에서 소년들이 하는 일은 매일 하루종일 커다란 구덩이를 파는 일. 감호소에 모인 소년들은 어느 날 문득, 이 일이 그저 자신들을 벌주기 위한 것이 아니라, 감독관이 무언가 절실히 찾는 것이 있어 계획되었음을 알게 된다. 그러나 과연 그것이 무엇일까? 모험, 과 같은 집단과 개인의 이야기가 있는, 그러면서도 유머러스한 이야기.As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himselfStanley Yelnats is sent away to a boys' detention center where the warden instructs the boys to "build character" by digging holes everyday, but it doesn't take long for Stanley to figure out that the warden is up to something, and he decides to figure out what it is. Newbery Medal Winner. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint.Stanley Yelnats tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment–and redemption.Check out the Holes tour with Louis Sachar!Monday, October 20th, 7:00 p.m. Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, ILTuesday, October 21st, 7:00 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Skokie, ILWednesday, October 22nd, 7:00 p.m., Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Brookfield, WIThursday, October 23rd, 7:00 p.m., Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, MNFriday, October 24th, 7:00 p.m. Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, MNMonday, October 27th, 7:00 p.m., Tattered Cover Bookstore, Highlands Ranch, COTuesday, October 28th, 7:00 p.m., Borders, Aurora, COStanley Yelnats tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment–and redemption.