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Podcast #042
For my forty-second Dream Gardens kid lit podcast, I interviewed author and freelance writing consultant Mary Kole about her favorite children’s book, the classic middle grade novel Holes by Louis Sachar.
Originally published in 1998, and awarded the Newbery in 1999, the novel tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, a boy who’s had nothing but bad luck in his life, no thanks to his “no-good-dirty-rotten pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather”. But things get even worse when Stanley is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers and sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility where all the boys are forced to dig holes in the dry lake bed to, supposedly, build their character. But does the camp director have another, more nefarious reason for the digging, and what does it LL have to do with the strange story of the bandit Kissing Kate Barlow from a hundred years before? Along the way Stanley will learn some surprising answers, as well as find a new friend in Hector Zeroni, who despite his nickname, turns out to be a lot more than a “Zero”. Part satire, part comedy, part mystery, and unlike any other book around, Holes is about finding out that the truth, and friendship, is sometimes where you least expect it.
Mary Kole is author of the WRITING IRRESISTIBLE KIDLIT: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers and a freelance consultant for writers. You can find Mary’s website about her book at kidlit.com and her website about her consulting services at marykole.com.
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