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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Once Upon A Rewind: Pages from the past—the official book club of the 90s Rewind Report, hosted by Michael Reagan—where we kick things off by digging into Louis Sachar’s classic, Holes.

We are grabbing our shovels and heading back to Camp Green Lake. As kids, we read this unforgettable story for the wild adventure and the sharp comedy. Today, we are brushing off the dirt to uncover the deeper, heavier themes of family curses, historical injustice, redemption, and fate that we totally missed on our first read through.

A Quick Note on the Sound: If the audio sounds a little rough around the edges, blame it on the mysterious curse of B.O.B. striking our debut recording session! (if you know, you know) Rather than delaying our very first book club meeting, we decided to push forward and get the conversation out into the world. A freshly polished, re-recorded version of this episode will replace the current audio file down the road, but we wanted you sitting right out on the dry lake bed with us for day one.