Stanley Yelnts was a young boy whose family has never had any good luck. So it was no surprise to him that he got convicted of theft and is given two choices and that is jail or Camp Green Lake. Stanley choose Camp Green Lake, this camp was no ordinary camp it was a juvenile detention facility. This camp was to build character and to do that the Warden would have each camper dig a hole five feet deep by feet wide, seven days a week. What the Campers didn't know was that the warden isn't just building character; she is looking for the lost buried treasure of Kissing Kate Barlow. So now the story of Holes begins. It's a great action filled story that I could not put down. The characters in the book have there own unique styles and there own voice. It's an exciting, funny, and a lot of twists to keep you reading and wanting more.