Holes
Louis Sachar.

GENRE: Fantasy
THEME: Responsibility, Friendship, Survival.
RL/IL: Young Adult, Grades 5-8.
AWARDS:.Newbery Medal, National Book Award, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Notable Book, ALA Quick Pick, Christopher Award for Juvenile Fiction, Horn Book Fanfare, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Bulletin Blue Ribbon, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
PAGES: 233
Warnings: None

Louis Sachar’s best known novel, Holes, celebrates it’s 10th anniversary. It is one of my favorite books and movies because of it’s wit, foreshadowing, and symbolism.
Read the article on ABC Chicago and meet the author if you are in the Chicago area!
Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 pm
Anderson’s Bookshop
123 W. Jefferson, Naperville
630.355-2665
andersonbookshop.com
Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7pm
Barnes and Noble
Old Orchard Center
Skokie
847.676-2230