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Holes by Louis Sachar: Review, Book Club Questions, Books Like It and Ending Explained

A boy with terrible luck, a lake that isn't there, and a hole to dig every day. Hailey reviews Louis Sachar's Newbery Medal winner Holes spoiler-free, shares twelve book club questions and six books to read next, then, after a spoiler warning, explains how every loose thread ties together at the end.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Small Steps by Louis Sachar
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:25 Welcome
1:00 The Review
4:41 Book Club Guide
7:08 What To Read Next
9:51 Spoiler Warning
10:15 The Ending Explained
14:42 Outro

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"Disquiet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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