<P> Holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar , Straus and Giroux . The book centers around an unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats , who is sent to Camp Green Lake , a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in Texas , after being falsely accused of theft . The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected Stanley 's life in the present . These interconnecting stories touch on themes such as racism , homelessness , illiteracy , and arranged marriage . </P>
<P> Holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar , Straus and Giroux . The book centers around an unlucky teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats , who is sent to Camp Green Lake , a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in Texas , after being falsely accused of theft . The plot explores the history of the area and how the actions of several characters in the past have affected Stanley 's life in the present . These interconnecting stories touch on themes such as racism , homelessness , illiteracy , and arranged marriage . </P>
what children 's book was set in camp green lake texas
what children 's book was set in camp green lake texas
Holes
Holes