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Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert in Texas, after being falsely accused of theft.
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After dark, Stanley digs in the hole and Zero sneaks into camp to get water and food. Zero finds frosted flakes, which he and Stanley both find revoltingly sweet after more than a week of eating only onions. Stanley and Zero finally dig up a suitcase and just as they are preparing to leave a light shines in their faces and they find the Warden stan...
The Warden shines a flashlight on Zero, who is holding the suitcase until she sees that there is a deadly yellow-spotted lizard on the suitcase. Stanley realizes he is standing in a lizard's nest. The Warden, along with Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir, wait for the lizards to leave. The Warden talks about how she grew up digging holes with her parents, l...
While Stanley and Zero try to stay still, the Warden, Mr. Pendanski, and Mr. Sir discuss what to tell \"the woman\" and \"the A.G.\". Mr. Pendanski cruelly laughs that there will be plenty of graves to bury Stanley and Zero in after they die. The Warden says she will tell \"the woman\" that Stanley was delirious and ran away and the lizard bit him....
Stanley's lawyer's name is Ms. Morengo and the man with her is the A. G., the Attorney General. The Warden says that Stanley does not even know what is in the suitcase and demands that he open it. Ms. Morengo tells Stanley not to open the suitcase and that he can leave freely. Stanley refuses to leave without Hector. Ms. Morengo demands to see Hect...
The narrator relates how yellow-spotted lizards never appeared in Green Lake until after the lake dried up. One hundred and ten years ago people used to hunt rattlesnakes in the desert and they knew there were lizards there. Sam gives rattlesnake hunters onion juice to drink because lizards won't bite people with onion blood. Back in the present da...
Oct 4, 2024 · In Holes, Stanley Yelnats' family believes they are cursed due to an ancestor's actions. Elya Yelnats, Stanley's great-great-grandfather, is blamed for the curse. He sought help from Madame...
A summary of Chapters 25–29 in Louis Sachar's Holes. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Holes and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Holes Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
Aug 20, 1998 · While Stanley toils to dig hole after hole under the strict rule of the Warden and her lackeys (Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir), the tale of the curse unfolds, in which his great-great-grandfather Elya is vying for the hand of wealthy hottie Myra back in their motherland of Latvia.
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Stanley's conflict with the curse in Holes is resolved when he carries Zero, Madam Zeroni's descendant, up the mountain, reversing his ancestor's failure. This act breaks the curse, bringing...
