<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 . 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 6 among all - time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal . </P> <P> Holes was adapted as a feature film of the same name by Walt Disney Pictures, and was released in 2003 . </P>

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