<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> (Fic) 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. S1185 Ho 1998 </Td> </Tr> <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> The book was both a critical and commercial success . Much of the praise for the book has centered around its complex plot, interesting characters, and representation of people of color and incarcerated youth . It won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". In 2012 it was ranked number six among all - time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal . </P>

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