When I finished watching Holes, and they said it was based on a book, I determined I needed to read it. The book was written by Louis Sachar and published in 1999. This is another Newberry Medal book.
I really enjoyed this book. The movie follows the book very well. There were a couple things about the character Stanley Yelnats that I picked up from the book. First is that he was overweight. Shia Labeouf doesn’t come across as overweight. The second is that he was a bit of a wimp even though he was large. The reason the lawyer was able to get him off, is because he was in the bathroom being tormented by a bully (smaller size than he) who came forward as a witness and “He was innocent.” The reason the family could afford a lawyer in the end, and not at the beginning, is because their father finally came up with something that worked. It may have been coincidental, but father made his discovery the same day Stanley carried Hector Zeroni up the hill. When Stanley went back to get his shovel, he realized that he had carried him up the hill much farther than he remembered. I think Camp Green Lake ended up being a good experience for Stanley. He had filled out from all the shoveling, and could no longer be considered a big weakling. I also don’t think he was going to take any more guff from bullies. He also made a friend in Hector. The characters are all enjoyable and interesting. I really like the flashback characters, Kissing Kate and the onion seller Sam, who is a Black Man.
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