1. H OLES By: Alexandra Harrell

2. 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

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

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

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

6. A LAN Alan’s nickname is “squid”.

7. 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.

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

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

10. R ICKY Ricky’s nickname is Zig-Zag.

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

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

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

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

15. T HEME Making strong relationships.