Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats'' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn''t green and doesn''t have a lake) he is not surprised. Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. The evil warden claims that it is character building, but this is a lie and Stanley must dig up the truth.Wonderfully inventive, compelling and hilarious, Louis Sachar has created a masterpiece. This multi-million bestseller now in an exciting new package ahead of the publication of Sachar''s newest 9-11 fiction title Fuzzy Mud (publishing August 2015).

Los chicos buenos van al cielo, los malos... al Campamento Lago Verde. Stanley Yelnats se convierte en interno del campamento después de ser acusado del robo de unas zapatillas; allí conocerá a Zero y su vida cambiara para siempre. ¿Donde estan los limites entre el bien y el mal? Una historia estremecedora para reflexionar sobre el significado de la justicia.

Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel, Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters, and is learning what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice.

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ADULT NOVEL BY LOUIS SACHAR THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN S FICTION AND AUTHOR OF CLASSIC NOVEL HOLES Is true love the greatest form of magic Long ago in a kingdom far away the magician of tiger castle is on thin ice Once the greatest in the land Anatole s spells have dried up He can t even turn sand into gold anymore The only one who still believes in him is kind Princess Tullia and he hopes for the sake of their friendship that he can soon redeem himself and stay within the king s court When the opportunity arises Anatole is faced with an impossible decision Princess Tullia is betrothed to the prince of a rich neighbouring kingdom an alliance which will save bankrupt Esquaveta and all its citizens But Tullia has secretly fallen in love with a lowly apprentice scribe and refuses to wed the prince The King tasks Anatole with the most difficult magic of all an anti love potion Anatole can save everything and everyone if he can shatter the young lovers romance But with the fate of the kingdom hanging in the balance can he achieve it Can he even bring himself to try After all is true love not the purest form of magic Told with the same wit and warmth that has made Louis Sachar s b

"Give me a dollar or I''ll spit on you." That''s Bradley Chalker for you. He is the oldest child in the class. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has "serious behaviour problems." No one likes him - except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren''t afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself.

Los chicos buenos van al cielo, los malos... al campamento Lagos Verdes. Stanley Yelnats se convierte en interno del campamento después de ser acusado del robo de unas zapatillas; allí conocerá a Zero y su vida cambiara para siempre. ¿Donde estan los limites entre el bien y el mal? Una historia estremecedora para reflexionar sobre el significado de la justicia.

A l'Stanley Yelnats no l'estranya gens que l'enviïn a un correccional per haver robat unes vambes que en realitat no ha robat; això forma part de la mala sort que ha tingut sempre la família. L'alcai

Stanley Yelnat''s family has a history of bad luck going back generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. Nor is he surprised when he is told that his daily labour is to dig a hole and report all he finds therein. Winner of numerous prestigious prizes.

''HOLES is one of those instant classics that adults, as well as children, will thoroughly enjoy. Sachar has created something quite different from JK Rowling or Philip Pullman, but no less enchanting'' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Stanley Yelnat''s family has a history of bad luck going back generations, so he is not too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre. As punishment, the boys must dig a hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, each day in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. The warden claims this is ''character building'' - but it doesn''t take long for Stanley to realise that what he must uncover is the truth. A wonderfully inventive, compelling novel HOLES is a modern masterpiece.

Cursed! David was only trying to be cool when he helped some other boys steal an old lady''s cane. But when the plan backfires, he is the one whom she ''curses''. Now David can''t seem to do anything right. The cool kids taunt him and his only friends are weirdos. He even walks into Spanish class with his fly unzipped! And when he finally gets his nerve up to ask out a cute girl, his trousers fall down midway! But is this the curse at work or is David turning into a total loser? This is another witty and very clever tale by the master storyteller Louis Sachar. Other titles in this series are "There''s a Boy In The Girl''s Bathroom"and "Dogs Don''t Tell Jokes".

''Why did the guy eat two dead skunks for breakfast?'' ''Because dead ones squeal when you stick the fork in.'' Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It is the rest of the kids in the class who think he is a fool. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practising his routine nonstop to get it just right. Gary''s sure that this will be his big break - he''ll make everyone laugh and will win the $100 prize money. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.

Bradley Chalkers es el chico más grosero, bruto y antipático del colegio. Además, siempre saca las peores notas de su clase y nadie quiere sentarse a su lado. Hasta que llega un alumno nuevo, Jeff y le toca sentarse junto a Bradley, en el último pupitre. Jeff es un chico amable que intenta ser simpático con Bradley, aunque éste no le corresponda. Un día, Bradley piensa en la amabilidad que Jeff derrocha con él, y le paga un dolar por ser su mejor amigo. Poco a poco esa amistad va haciéndose más real hasta que se hacen muy amigos. Además, al colegio llega también Carla Davis, una psicóloga para ayudar a los alumnos con problemas. Al principio, Bradley es muy reacio a ver a un psicólogo, pero, poco a poco, Carla se va ganando la confianza del chico. Gracias a la señorita Davis, Bradley se esfuerza en ser mejor persona y en sacar mejores notas. Sin embargo, cuanto mejor persona es más problemas tiene: los chicos se burlan de él, se enfada con su amigo Jeff y ni sus padres ni la señorita Ebbel parecen darse cuenta de su intención de cambiar. Tras hacer las paces con Jeff y cuando parece que todo se va a solucionar, Carla, de la que el chico se ha enamorado, es trasladada a otro centro escolar. Esto hace que Bradley se plantee si tratar de ser una buena persona o volver al Bradley odioso. Afortunadamente, recapacita y continúa en su mejoría. Cuando va al colegio a despedirse de la psicóloga, esta se ha marchado y le ha dejado una bonita nota. Bradley es invitado a la fiesta de cumpleaños de una de sus compañeras de clase, donde disfruta enormemente, ya que hacía mucho tiempo que nadie le invitaba a una. Ahora Bradley Chalkers le cae bien a todo el mundo. Cuando llega a casa le escribe una carta a Carla agradeciéndola todo lo que ha hecho por él.

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Following a miscarriage of justice, the ever-unlucky Stanley Yelnats is sentenced to imprisonment at a boys' juvenile detention center known as Camp Green Lake. There's just one thing about Camp Green Lake--there's no lake, just a dried-up lake bed. Every day, each boy must dig a hole in the dried-up lake bed: a hole five feet deep and five feet across. The sadistic warden claims that digging the holes helps the boys build character, but that's nothing more than a lie--and it's up to Stanley and his fellow prisoners to dig up the truth about why the warden really wants the holes dug. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.

Vincitore della Newbery Medal 1999 e del National Book Award for Young People's Literature 1998Straordinariamente potente Philip PullmanProsa cristallina, semplicita di stile, trama originale. Non una parola di questo libro e falsa The Independent on SundayUna storia di amicizia con colpi di scena geniali e descrizioni cosi vivide che il calore della prigione nel deserto di Stanley fa bruciare le pagine. Da non perdere The TimesIngiustamente accusato di aver rubato un paio di puzzolenti scarpe da ginnastica, il giovane Stanley viene spedito dal giudice al riformatorio Campo Lago Verde. Perche mai Stanley e gli altri "ospiti" sono costretti a scavare ogni giorno un buco nel deserto, tormentati dalla sete e minacciati da lucertole dal morso letale? Quale segreto nasconde quell'inquietante distesa di sabbia rovente?