Holes by Louis Sachar is an incredible novel about fate, where Stanley Yelnats is incarcerated for stealing sneakers at Camp Green Lake, a deserted desert of a camp, where Stanley is warped into a mystery 200 years into the making. In a story where there are no coincidences, Stanley must reckon with his family’s “curse”. A magical and enchanting book, the coincidences and three concurrent storylines that wrap up together are incredible. This novel is a masterpiece of story retelling and has so many satisfying details. Each character is also very well developed, and while the story is a little comical, it has a good ending for each of them. There are no coincidences in Holes, and it is an enchanting and magical book that is a joy to read for the first time. New and old readers should definitely give this a try.