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Book One Community presents
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The
Story
Holes
is the story of Stanley Yelnats, a boy sent to serve out
a sentence for a crime he didn't commit at Camp Green
Lake. This comes as no suprise to Stanley, whose family
has been cursed for generations by his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather".
Stanley comes to find out that Camp Green Lake isn;t camp
at all: it's as dry and brown as a desert and his sole
purpose for being there is to dig holes. Under the watchful
eye of the Warden and her henchman Mr. Sir, the boys spend
their days digging holes 5 feet deep, 5 feet wide, and
5 feet across. It's supposed to build the boys' character,
but the Warden is secretly looking for the long-lost treasure
of Kissin' Kate Barlow, the meanest and most legendary
outlaw of these part, and will stop at nothing to find
it!
Instead of digging
up holes, your task is to dig up more information on various
parts of the story. All you will need is your Orange County
Library Card and PIN numbers. get to clickin'!
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The
Storyteller
Louis Sachar
is guilty of the wild imagination that resulted in Holes.
To find out more about him and about the other books he
has written, click on the picture to visit the Literature
Resource Center, an online database chock full of information
about famous authors.
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The
Name
Stanley Yelnats
is the main character is Holes. He is quiet and
rather predictable. Until events take place that cause
Stanley to take action, the most exciting thing about
him is the fact that his name is a palindrome. A palindrome
is a word or words that spell the same things backwards
and forwards, or they read the same way in both directions!
Click on the picture to play a challenging palindrome
game.
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The
Inventor
Poor Mr. Yelnats!
Stanley's dad tries so hard to invent things...and fails
so miserably! Fortunately, he is not the only one. Click
on the lightbulb to see how other, famous inventors have
failed in the past!
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The
Friendship
Stanley and
Zero become fast friends after learning how they can help
each other out. This frienships is tested in the end when
they both end up in a heap of trouble! Click on smiley
faceto see more books about friendship.
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The
Outlaw
Kissin' Kate
Barlow was a legend, wanted all over the west in Stanley's
story. The Wild West was full of famous outlaws who chcoked
the world with their exaggerated tales of thievery! Click
on the wanted poster to learn about real outlaws like
Jesse James and Billy the Kid in our online database World
Book Encyclopedia!
See
more wanted posters from the Wild West!
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The
Lizards
Yellow-spotted
lizards aren't the only poisonous animals on the planet!
Click on the lizard to learn about all kinds of snakes
and reptiles, friend and foe alike!
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The
End
All's well that
ends well, as the saying goes. Stanley is finally able
to overcome all of the obstacles that held him down: shyness,
fear, and the Yelnats curse! In fact, the ending to this
story was so good, they made a movie of it! Click on the
movie poster to find out more about the movie that was
almost as popular as the book!
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Think you know
all there is to know about Holes? Click on the
question mark to take this short quiz and see how much
of a genius you really are!
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