Holes

By Louis Sachar

DVD V2266

This film based on the 1999 Newbery Award book, Holes by Louis Sachar, stars Shia LaBeouf as the main character, Stanley Yelnats in this coming of age tale.

The entire Yelnats family has experienced bad luck for generations and when Stanley finds himself unfairly accused of the theft of some very expensive shoes, he is not surprised about his quick conviction and sentencing to a juvenile detention center.  Given his circumstances Stanley initially welcomes being sent to Camp Green Lake however upon his arrival he realizes how extremely misnamed this supposed juvenile detention center is. Even with all these challenges, Stanley manages to find the real purpose of the holes that the camp juveniles must dig every day, who really stole the shoes he was accused of taking, and best of all he manages to reverse the fortunes of his family as well as his own.

With its youthful characters, and their resourcefulness under extremely challenging circumstances, the film Holes will be especially appealing to audiences that include tweens.