Holes by Louis Sachar was a very interesting book! Stanley Ylenats, the main character, is caught up in bad luck from his ancient family curse, by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. He is over weight and never ever ... "zero" they guy who commited the crime of stealing the shoes. Very fourtanate to Stanley because it has allowd to break his familly curse that was bringing him bad luck. Stanley and zero's ancestors had met their over one hundred years ago at the lake. A cure was set on Stanleys whole family because there ancesrors disobeyed zero ... 's ancestors. Holes by Louis Sacha...

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• Grade Level: High School

Holes Holes by Louis Sachar's is a cool book. Stanley Yelnats is an unusual hero-dogged by bad luck coming from an ancient family curse. He is overweight, and unlikely to stick up for himself when challenged by the class bully; even though he is a really big kid for ... boy that committed the crime that Stanley was blamed for, for this was a fortunate event for Stanley becuase it allowed him to break the ancient curse that was bringing him bad luck. the boy that committed the crime that Stanley was blamed for. But their ancestors had met before more than a 100 yeas ago lake. A curse was set ...

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• Grade Level: High School

HOLES The setting took place at Camp Green Lake, during the present time and summer season. Stanley Yelnats's family has a history of bad luck, thanks to their no-good-dirty-rotten-pig- stealing-great-great-grandfather! So Stanley isn't too surprised when he is sent to an all boys juvenile detention center, Camp Green ... you. The worst thing is to be bitten by a yellow spotted lizard because you will die a slow painful death. At Camp Green Lake it is believed that if you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy. Ms. Walker, who is the...

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• Grade Level: High School

... enough reason that he had to disturb her. So she had taken her nail polish that had rattlesnake venom in it and sliced his face with it. Mr. Sir had bad side effects from the nail polish so he got mad at Stanley. When the effects of the nail polish were finished in him he was very mad at Stanley because ... must prove the truth. The main character is Stanley Yelnats. One problem that Stanley faces in this book is that a curse has been set on his family for generations of bad luck due to his great great grandfather. Stanley's conflict between himself and Mr. Sir is from his group stealin...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . Stanley could either go to Camp Green Lake, or prison. He chose Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is a camp that isn't green, nor has a lake. In this camp, for "bad boys" as the book describes it, the attendees dig holes. To be more descriptive, they dig 5" by 5" holes, one each day. They are told that after months of this process ... remembered from a family story. However, this is just the beginning. The main character of this story is, clearly, Stanley Yelnats, a described "overweight" boy whose family has an interesting history of bad luck. Other main characters include Zero (who's ...

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... effect. It was also written to show someone being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Throughout the story there is a feeling of remorse for Stanley. The reader feels bad for what he must go through. The novel takes place at a boys" juvi center in the middle of a dried up lakebed. Most of the story is set in present day ... that when Stanley carried Zero up the mountain it signified the last day that the first Stanley Yelnats had to carry the pig up the hill. This act lifted the bad luck from the family. The end of the story was when Stanley's family became rich. Stanley's dad found a...

• Word Count: 438
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School