This summary compares the book and film adaptations of "Holes" by Louis Sachar. It notes that in both, Stanley Yelnats IV is mysteriously arrested and sent to Camp Green Lake as an alternative to jail. While some details are the same, like Stanley being handcuffed on the bus, the book depicts Stanley as overweight, whereas he is not in the movie. The summarizer also prefers how Stanley finds water in the film rather than having to dig for it, believing this makes the story more magical. Overall, the summarizer expresses a preference for the more imaginative film over the book.
