Chapters 1-10 Reader Response 1 Book: Holes
I am reading the book Holes. So far I have completed chapters 1-10. I Enjoy reading Holes because of the unique concept of the book, the setting of the book and the diverse characters in the book. The story takes place in Modern time Texas. The main character is Stanley Yelnats V (which is also Yelnats Stanley Backwords). He is a poor, overweight kid who is picked on at school and steals a pair of sneakers which lands him a spot in Camp Green Lake even though its not his fault and its all thanks to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandpa".
Stanleys great grandpa named Elya Yelnats was cursed by a gypsy with one leg called Madame Zeroni and brought bad luck to his family forever. He was 15 and loved a girl called Myra who he wanted to marry but she was 14 and needed the approval of her father when she turned 15 to get married to whoever he picked a older man called Igor offered a pig for Myra's hand in Marriage. Elya had nothing to offer so he asked Madame Zeroni for help. She told him Myra was dumb and Elya deserved better but he insisted he loved her. Madame Zeroni agreed to help so she gave Elya a pig and told him every day to bring him to the top of the mountain to drink and every day the pig would grow and Elya would become stronger and once he had married Myra in 2 months he would have to come back to Madame Zeroni and carry her up the mountain to drink from the water before she died and if he didnt he would be cursed forever. Elya agreed and after 2 months he and the pig grew. When the time came Elya ended up tieing and both Igor and Elya had the same weighted pig so Myra's father let Myra choose. Myra couldnt decide and told them to both pick a number between 1-10. Elya realized Madame Zeroni was right and Myra was dumb so he let her keep the pig and marry Igor. Elya was so sad that he went aboard a free boat trip to america but he had forgotten about Madame Zeroni and was cursed. Elya met a girl called Sarah Miller which he married and had a son named Stanley Yelnats (the First). The curse was passed down and Stanley Yelnats I was robbed of all his money by a famous Bandit Kissing Kate Barlow while moving.
Anyways Stanley Yelnats V lost in court because he didnt have a lawyer and his only defense was "I didnt do it" He was Sentenced to Jail or Camp Green Lake which was like Jail but worse. Stanley picks camp green lake thinking its a summer camp when in actuality its a desert wasteland with no water for miles in a rundown town where all you do every day is dig a hole thats 5 feet in every direction in the Scorching hot sun. Its run by Mr.Sir, The Warden, and Mr.PenDanSki The Counselor or his nickname "Mom". Stanley is Introduced to the fellow campers Alan "Squid", Rex "X-Ray" Jose "Magnet", Theodore "Armpit", Ricky "ZigZag" and Zero. For some reason Zero is called Dumb by everyone and never talks. Stanley takes the spot of Lewis Nicknamed "BarfBag" whos in the Hospital they didn't say what from but I wonder if its from someone beating him up? A sickness possibly tied to the nickname BarfBag? Being out in the sun for to long with no water? Or he got bit by a Yellow Spotted Lizard which kill you guaranteed but you die a slow painful death which is funny because in real life the Yellow spotted lizard in do live in Texas but are in no way poisonous.
I was also wondering why Stanley steals the shoes in the first place he said he was in the wrong place at the wrong time but he says that he was bullied the day it happened I thought he was mad and stole them. But Stanley reveals to the his camp mates that he was walking home one day and they fell frm a overhang and into his hands. They were owned by a famous Baseball player Clyde Livingston "Sweet Feet" and the shoes were to be auctioned for $5000 to help a orphanage but they were stolen. If Stanley didnt originally steal the shoes who did?
Mr.Pendanski and Mr.Sir drove the Campers out far into the dried up lake to dig. Stanley was told by Mr.Pendanski that if he found anything interesting then tell him or Mr.Sir and if the Warden likes it then Stanley gets the day off. It was a hard first day for Stanley he was the last to finish Zero being the first making a perfect hole. Stanley finished in blood, blisters, and sweat. Stanley was given the nickname Caveman. His Second day was alot harder then the first because of all the blisters. He saw something in the dirt and uncovered it and saw that it was a fish fossil. He handed it to Mr.Pendanski and he said that it wasnt of interest. What were they looking to dig up? Thats the end of Chapter 10 im Excited to read more and see how the story unfolds although I dont like Stanleys character to much because he is a generic main character with his only Semi-unique feature being that he is overweight.
I am reading the book Holes. So far I have completed chapters 1-10. I Enjoy reading Holes because of the unique concept of the book, the setting of the book and the diverse characters in the book. The story takes place in Modern time Texas. The main character is Stanley Yelnats V (which is also Yelnats Stanley Backwords). He is a poor, overweight kid who is picked on at school and steals a pair of sneakers which lands him a spot in Camp Green Lake even though its not his fault and its all thanks to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandpa".
Stanleys great grandpa named Elya Yelnats was cursed by a gypsy with one leg called Madame Zeroni and brought bad luck to his family forever. He was 15 and loved a girl called Myra who he wanted to marry but she was 14 and needed the approval of her father when she turned 15 to get married to whoever he picked a older man called Igor offered a pig for Myra's hand in Marriage. Elya had nothing to offer so he asked Madame Zeroni for help. She told him Myra was dumb and Elya deserved better but he insisted he loved her. Madame Zeroni agreed to help so she gave Elya a pig and told him every day to bring him to the top of the mountain to drink and every day the pig would grow and Elya would become stronger and once he had married Myra in 2 months he would have to come back to Madame Zeroni and carry her up the mountain to drink from the water before she died and if he didnt he would be cursed forever. Elya agreed and after 2 months he and the pig grew. When the time came Elya ended up tieing and both Igor and Elya had the same weighted pig so Myra's father let Myra choose. Myra couldnt decide and told them to both pick a number between 1-10. Elya realized Madame Zeroni was right and Myra was dumb so he let her keep the pig and marry Igor. Elya was so sad that he went aboard a free boat trip to america but he had forgotten about Madame Zeroni and was cursed. Elya met a girl called Sarah Miller which he married and had a son named Stanley Yelnats (the First). The curse was passed down and Stanley Yelnats I was robbed of all his money by a famous Bandit Kissing Kate Barlow while moving.
Anyways Stanley Yelnats V lost in court because he didnt have a lawyer and his only defense was "I didnt do it" He was Sentenced to Jail or Camp Green Lake which was like Jail but worse. Stanley picks camp green lake thinking its a summer camp when in actuality its a desert wasteland with no water for miles in a rundown town where all you do every day is dig a hole thats 5 feet in every direction in the Scorching hot sun. Its run by Mr.Sir, The Warden, and Mr.PenDanSki The Counselor or his nickname "Mom". Stanley is Introduced to the fellow campers Alan "Squid", Rex "X-Ray" Jose "Magnet", Theodore "Armpit", Ricky "ZigZag" and Zero. For some reason Zero is called Dumb by everyone and never talks. Stanley takes the spot of Lewis Nicknamed "BarfBag" whos in the Hospital they didn't say what from but I wonder if its from someone beating him up? A sickness possibly tied to the nickname BarfBag? Being out in the sun for to long with no water? Or he got bit by a Yellow Spotted Lizard which kill you guaranteed but you die a slow painful death which is funny because in real life the Yellow spotted lizard in do live in Texas but are in no way poisonous.
I was also wondering why Stanley steals the shoes in the first place he said he was in the wrong place at the wrong time but he says that he was bullied the day it happened I thought he was mad and stole them. But Stanley reveals to the his camp mates that he was walking home one day and they fell frm a overhang and into his hands. They were owned by a famous Baseball player Clyde Livingston "Sweet Feet" and the shoes were to be auctioned for $5000 to help a orphanage but they were stolen. If Stanley didnt originally steal the shoes who did?
Mr.Pendanski and Mr.Sir drove the Campers out far into the dried up lake to dig. Stanley was told by Mr.Pendanski that if he found anything interesting then tell him or Mr.Sir and if the Warden likes it then Stanley gets the day off. It was a hard first day for Stanley he was the last to finish Zero being the first making a perfect hole. Stanley finished in blood, blisters, and sweat. Stanley was given the nickname Caveman. His Second day was alot harder then the first because of all the blisters. He saw something in the dirt and uncovered it and saw that it was a fish fossil. He handed it to Mr.Pendanski and he said that it wasnt of interest. What were they looking to dig up? Thats the end of Chapter 10 im Excited to read more and see how the story unfolds although I dont like Stanleys character to much because he is a generic main character with his only Semi-unique feature being that he is overweight.
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