H OLES By: Alexandra Harrell

L OUIS S ACHAR “It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward." ~ Louis Sachar

G ENRE The genre of Holes is non-fiction and entertaining.

K ISSIN ’ K ATE B ARLOW Was a famous outlaw. Robbed Stanley’s no - good - dirty - rotten - pig - stealing - great - great - grandfather.

S TANLEY Y ELNATS Stanley’s nickname is “Caveman”. Wrote letters to his Mom. He was overweight.

A LAN Alan’s nickname is “squid”.

R EX Rex’s nickname is “X-ray”. X-ray has bad eyesight so he has to wear glasses. He was also known as tricky.

J OSE Jose nickname is “Magnet”. Stole Mr. Sir’s sunflower seeds.

T HEODORE Theodore’s nickname is “Armpit”. The smell of his sweat would knock somebody out.

R ICKY Ricky’s nickname is Zig-Zag.

Z ERO Zero cannot read. He also the best digger. Stanley’s on the left and Zero is on the right.

M R. P ENDANSKI He is also known as mom. He is in charge of tent “D”.

S ETTING In the desert and 100 miles away from water.

P ROBLEM AND S OLUTION Zero can’t read. Stanley teaches him how.

T HEME Making strong relationships.