One value reflected in the book Holes is the importance of friendship. In the book, there is a tremendous value placed on friendship. Stanley actually becomes quite happy with his situation (despite it still being dangerous) once his friendship with Zero is solidified.
Another value present in the book is justice. That might seem odd at first because the book starts with Stanley being punished for a crime that he didn't commit. There doesn't seem to be any working legal justice. As the story continues, though, readers see a strong sense of moral justice among many of the boys at Camp Green Lake. They know they are being unfairly treated, and there is a sense of moral outrage at the severity of the punishments based on the minor crimes they committed. They know justice is not being properly served.
Perhaps I can take the justice value further. By the end of the book, everything is set right. Good people are rewarded and evil people are punished. It's as if the universe itself willed justice to be done. Call it fate or cosmic justice, but it still happened.
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