"Holes and America's Curse" Bibliography

Hey everyone, so my citation list for my video on Holes was so long it didn't fit into YouTube's description (Whoops). Because of this, something that I think I might do in addition to adding the bibliography to the video itself is having my citations list linked publicly on Patreon. I might also consider adding annotations so that I can give a little more insight into my research process. With that said, enjoy this bibliography in all MLA9 glory!

Best Wishes, Henry

Work Cited

Ahlin, Charlotte. “What ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar Taught Me about Justice, Race, and the Prison Industrial Complex.” Bustle, BDG Media, 18 Oct. 2018, www.bustle.com/p/what-holes-by-louis-sachar-taught-me-about-justice-race-the-prison-industrial-complex-12254929.

Bosworth, Dee Ann, and Jennifer Jones. “American Indian Boarding Schools: An Exploration of Global Ethnic & Cultural Cleansing.” Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 2011, www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing/planyourvisit/pdf/AIBSCurrGuide.pdf.

Camp Shane. “Shane Weight Loss & Fitness CampsCamp Shane - Weight Loss | Fitness &….” Camp Shane, Archive.Today, 19 Nov. 2013, archive.is/2ezXu. Accessed 8 July 2025.

“Camp Shane Information.” Rocket Reach, RocketReach.co, 2025, rocketreach.co/camp-shane-profile_b4b9d976fb0866a1. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Chapman, Elizabeth N., et al. “Physicians and Implicit Bias: How Doctors May Unwittingly Perpetuate Health Care Disparities.” Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol. 28, no. 11, Apr. 2013, pp. 1504–10, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2441-1.

Crane, Megan. “The Truth about Jevenile False Confessions.” Insights on Law & Society, edited by Laura Nirider and Steven A. Drizin, vol. 16, no. 2, 2016, www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/aba/Juvenile_confessions.pdf. The American Bar Association. Shared by the Prison Policy Initiative.

CrashCourse. “100 Years of Solitude Part 1: Crash Course Literature 306.” YouTube, YouTube Video, 10 Aug. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNcCs__vQg. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.

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Davis, Angela. Are Prisons Obsolete? Seven Stories Press, 2003, decolonisesociology.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/angela-davis-are_prisons_obsolete.pdf.

Debruge, Peter. “Dig Deeper.” The Austin Chronicle, Austin Chronicle Corp, 18 Apr. 2003, www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2003-04-18/155521/. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Drizin, Steven A., and Richard A. Leo. "The problem of false confessions in the post-DNA world." NCL rev. 82 (2003): 891. https://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/drizenl.leo.04.pdf

Ebert, Roger. “Holes Movie Review & Film Summary (2003) | Roger Ebert.” Roger Ebert, The Internet Archive, 18 Apr. 2003, web.archive.org/web/20200531125354/www.rogerebert.com/reviews/holes-2003. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Evans, Robert, and Wilson Mara. Behind the Bastards - the Inventor of Those “Troubled Teen” Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids. Edited by Sophie Lichterman, Podcast, 1, Cool Zone Media, 25 Sept. 2024, youtu.be/OwYNZQNQOQY.

---. Behind the Bastards - the Inventor of Those “Troubled Teen” Wilderness Camps Where They Kill Kids. Edited by Sophie Lichterman, Podcast, 2, Cool Zone Media, 27 Sept. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbOKFPv17Zc.

Evans, Will, et al. “Feds Sent Immigrant Kids to Dangerous Texas Facility despite Warning Signs.” The Texas Tribune, The Texas Tribune, 8 Aug. 2018, www.texastribune.org/2018/08/08/feds-sent-immigrant-kids-dangerous-texas-facility-despite-warning-sign/. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Gauvey Herbert, David. “Famous Weight Loss Program Camp Shane’s Epic Succession Drama - Bloom….” Bloomberg Businessweek, Archive.Today, 3 Sept. 2021, archive.is/sVPb7. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Geller, Jacob. “Jacob Geller - Digging Deep into ‘Holes.’” Nebula, 2025, nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-digging-deep-into-holes. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Holes. Directed by Andrew Davis, Feature Film, Buena Vista Pictures, 2003.

International Literacy Association. “The Benefits of Literacy.” Literacy Worldwide, International Literacy Association, www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/resource-documents/ila-take-action-benefits.pdf..

The Internet Movie Database. “Holes (2003) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb.” The Internet Movie Database, Amazon, m.imdb.com/title/tt0311289/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm. Accessed 8 July 2025.

King Jr., Martin Luther. Letter from Birmingham Jail. The Atlantic Monthly, 16 Apr. 1963, pp. 1–6, www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf.

Kutz, Gregory. “RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS Selected Cases of Death, Abuse, and Deceptive Marketing Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director Forensic Audits and Special Investigations.” United States Government Accountability Office, United States Government Accountability Office, 24 Apr. 2008, www.gao.gov/assets/gao-08-713t.pdf.

Mendel, Richard. “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence.” The Sentencing Project, 8 Dec. 2022, www.sentencingproject.org/reports/why-youth-incarceration-fails-an-updated-review-of-the-evidence/#executive-summary.

Møllegaard, Kirsten. “Haunting and History in Louis Sachar’s Holes.” Western American Literature, vol. 45, no. 2, July 2010, pp. 138–61. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1353/wal.0.0117.

National Center for Education Statistics. “The NCES Fast Facts Tool Provides Quick Answers to Many Education Questions (National Center for Education Statistics).” Ed.gov, National Center for Education Statistics, 2017, nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=69.

National Centers for Environmental Information. “State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC).” National Centers for Environmental Information, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/scec/records.

New Mexico State University. “The Chihuahuan Desert.” New Mexico State University, The Internet Archive, 2011, web.archive.org/web/20121227092714/ddl.nmsu.edu/chihuahua.html. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Nicosia, Laura. “Louis Sachar’s Holes: Palimpsestic Use of the Fairy Tale to Privilege the Reader.” The ALAN Review, vol. 35, no. 3, May 2008, https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v35i3.a.3. ResearchGate.

NMercado. “HOLES: Sequence of Events Timeline.” Timetoast, www.timetoast.com/timelines/holes-sequence-of-events.

Noble, Dominic. “Holes.” Lost in Adaptation, YouTube, 4 July 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFbRLyzSixg. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Pajovic, B., et al. "Arthropods and their products as aphrodisiacs--review of literature." European Review for Medical & Pharmacological Sciences 16.4 (2012).

Phillips, Taylor. “The Terrible Things That Happen at a ‘Fat Camp.’” Body + Soul, Nationwide News Pty Ltd, 3 Aug. 2018, www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/womens-health/the-terrible-things-that-happen-at-a-fat-camp/news-story/58e3d073dbdb4dd1c0f7624c4e0ff810.

Richardson, Kalia. “‘Hell Camp’: Paris Hilton and the Troubled Teen Industry’s Abuse Epidemic.” Rolling Stone, Penske Media Corporation, 28 Dec. 2023, www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/hell-camp-netflix-paris-hilton-wilderness-camps-abuse-troubled-teen-industry-1234937239/.

Sachar, Louis. Holes. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

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Sachar, Louis, and Kerry Beyer. Holes. 1998. Audiobook, Random House Audio Publishing Group, 1999.

Schumann, Luke. “In the Juvenile Justice System, Part v: Re-Reading Holes.” Jucuthin, Wordpress, 2 Oct. 2020, jucuthin.wordpress.com/2020/10/02/in-the-juvenile-justice-system-part-v-re-reading-holes/. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Spatig-Amerikaner, Ary. “Unequal Education: Federal Loophole Enables Lower Spending on Students of Color.” Center for American Progress, Aug. 2012, eric.ed.gov/?id=ED535549. Education Resource Information Center.

TedEd. “Why Should You Read ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’? - Francisco Díez-Buzo.” YouTube, YouTube Video, 30 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2zhLYz4pYo. Accessed 8 Sept. 2019.

---. “Why Should You Read Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’? - Yen Pham.” YouTube, YouTube Video, 5 Jan. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu2euaQGzDQ. Accessed 16 June 2021.

Texas Legislative Budget Board. Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates . The 87th Texas Legislature, 2021, p. 4, www.lbb.texas.gov/Documents/Publications/Policy_Report/6293_CJDA_Recidivism-Revocation.pdf..

Weather Spark. “Winkler County Airport Climate, Weather by Month, Average Temperature (Texas, United States) - Weather Spark.” Weatherspark.com, Cedar Lake Ventures, Inc, 2025, weatherspark.com/y/145707/Average-Weather-at-Winkler-County-Airport-Texas-United-States-Year-Round. Accessed 8 July 2025.

Weather World. “Green Lake, Texas Climate Averages.” Weather World, weatherworld.com, www.weatherworld.com/climate-averages/tx/green+lake.html.

Zayd, Yhara. “Holes & the Prison-Industrial Complex.” Yhara Zayd, Youtube, 7 July 2020, youtu.be/ZhGELPFmmMw. Accessed 8 July 2025.