discussion director dawson,aaron,austin,drake

               We talked about all of the things that made us think different about the book. We talked about the things that made us have our opinion on the things we did. we talked about how zero got sick and why did he steal so much. Some more questions we about Stanley was how doesn't he see the hole when he was driving the water truck, what kind of curse Stanley family had , and how did the shoes fall on him and who's shoes were they. some general question was why were the geckos in the hole and how fast would they kill if you get bitten.

What I would say (Drake

Why did you pick up the shoes in the first place? You wouldn't be in this mess and I wouldn't have to be writing about it. Do you know what is happening you will go to jail for nothing you didn't even do anything wrong. You could have left them there and you would be sitting at home instead of digging a 5 by 5 hole everyday
But on the bright side you don't have to do anything like chores and mow the lawn BUT YOU ARE DIGGING A 5 BY 5 HOLE EVERY DAY. Don't you think you can get out of camp steal a bunch of canteens and start walking I mean you made it to the mountain you could have left earlier so you didn't suffer the heat.
You are pretty buffed up now so now you won't be bullied or messed with you can also be a football player. You are still pretty stupid for taking those dumb shoes. You are a fan right you should have realised that they were a pro baseball players shoes. I needed to ask all those questions because you could have prevented the horrible events that took place

What Would I Say (AustinR)

         Stanley I don't know why you are not taking the water that Zero is trying to give you. Also you don't need to be having a challenge with Zero because you guys are really good friends. what would make you want to have a challenge? Why would you not drink water and even tho zero has some but you don't want any. You should be safe and drink the water.
         Remember like a few days ago when you helped a friend out and you took him to the top of the mountain. Good job that was a true friend because you helped him out when he was in need. Why did you do it? Why did you not drag him instead of carry him up the very big mountain. Also why did you put zero inside of the creek that was not a very smart idea because he could have gotten more hurt then he was before.
         Stanley people that don't drink water can get hurt back. They can get dehydrated which means lack of water and that is not good for a 15 year old boy. Don't wait for zero to take a drink first you get one first be the bigger person. Finally if your mouth is dry and raspy then get a drink and you will like it.
 

Talking to Stanley (Aaron V.)

             What if i had the chance to talk to Stanley yelnats. I would talk to him about his decisions. First I would congratulate him . I would do that because of his hard work and how far his gone during the time hes been at camp green lake. I would also talk to him about his parents because he doesn't know what they feel but us the readers do .
              I would tell to Stanley that hes doing a fine job and that if he keeps going he will get far. I would tell him to keep on doing those decisions . I would tell him to stay with his friends that he has right now . I would tell him to stay positive. I would also say to never give up because at the end it might  pay up for it.
              The last thing would tell him is to keep his head up and to listen to others .he does a well job staying on task. I wouldn't yell at him. I wouldn't do that because hes been working hard at everything . Stanley hasn't given up to any of the challenges that he has to face int tho book. I would just congratulation .

(Austin R) About The Author

        Louis Sachar is the author of the book Holes. Holes is a 1998 young adult mystery comedy novel written by Louis Sachar. Louis was born on 20 March 1954 in East Meadow, New York. He has always loved to write And he want to be a teacher so he went to college at the University of California. Where he studied economics. 1980 he became a part-time lawyer but he still loved writing so he Started Full time writing.

       Louis has written 25 books and that is a lot of books. He has gotten an award on pretty much every book that he wrote. Because they were all really good books. He now lives in Austin Texas where he writes and plays quite a lot of times. His novel Holes has sold over 8 million copies worldwide and has been made into a major motion picture of the same name by Disney. He has gotten the most awards with his most famous book called Holes.

Louis Sachar, Dawson Jones

Louis Sachar the writer of Holes,Small Steps, Marvin Redpost, Wayside School and etc. He live in Austin, Texas. Where he writes the story holes which sold over 8 million copies of it. Louis is the received many of the world's best book prizes. That includes the National book award and they Newbery award. Holes was also selected to be the first Liverpool city read title that won the Sheffield book award in the UK. He is one the most famous writers of all time.

He wrote holes becasue he kinda got a connected to camp green lake. How u might ask well he lives in Austin,Texas so he understand how hot is there. He said whenever someone is doing hard the tell me its like hell from. So why not make them dig a five foot hole. That would like be hell on steroids and also make 15 year old do it. It gives the readers kinda a sad feeling for the Stanley to dig the holes. HE hasto do that everyday so he is like living in hell at camp green lake 

(Aaron V.) Louis Sachar

           Who is the author of Holes. Louis Sachar is the author. Louis has wrote a lot of books . he has wrote Fuzzy Mud . He has also wrote The cardturner. but he has also wrote really famous books.
           He has wrote the book holes and also the series wayside school. The book side ways school is a really famous stories. he was born in New York on march 20 1954. His dad work on the empire state building and that's probably what influenced Wayside  school. He helped in a school called hillside and his book wayside is inspired by those kids. I think he wrote this story on some part of life experience. All his books he has wrote are about one of his life experience. I think that's what inspired Holes.

(Aaron V., Dawson.J Drake K, Austin.R) main conflict

          We think that the problem is that its man vs nature. Stanley was to dig a lot. He also has to fight against animals. He has top go dig every day. He also has to watch out about animals and what he does when hes digging. He also has to fight against the hot weather every single day. Stuff that made this harder is the fact that he knows that he might die. He might die because  of the hot weather or because of the animals that he might find.

          I think that Stanley will figure out o way to solve his problem. He is going to figure out how to stay alive for 18 months. We that when he goes back home and hes going to become a better person   .          

''Austin R'' Stanley Yelnats

      One day when Stanley was walking home he was walking like he usually does. But something was not right because when he was walking home a pair of shoes fell from the sky and landed. But when they landed it was so soft and he thought it was right so he took the home and then the cops came and asked him a lots like where he got the shoes and why he ran so fast. Stanley yelnats is the type of kid that would do anything for his favorite person named Sweet feet. He is a famous baseball player and he is the person that Stanley stole the shoes from because he likes watching him play baseball.
     Stanley is a good main character because he is fat but he is a good person he also does pretty well I school . He is fat because he would eat food and then he would not go outside. I also like him because he is a bigger boy and most main characters are not fat but he is. So that makes him different.
   

"Drake K'' Stanley

Stanley is a good kid even after he had been convicted of a crime that he didn't do. The court declared that he was guilty and he had a choice to go to jail or to camp green lake. You are probably asking what did he do. Well, he 'stole' a pair of shoes, not just any shoes they were sweetfeet's. Sweetfeet or Clyde Livingston was a famous baseball player he led the stolen bases in the American league.
He is overweight, likes Clyde Livingston, baseball, and dislikes digging a 5 by 5ft hole everyday at camp. I like Stanley because his background and he is overall a good guy and doesn't steal. I don't have a reason to dislike him if he stole the shoes than it would be different.

(Dawson Jones) Stanley Yelnats

Stanley Yelnats was walking home from school one day. A pair of shoes fell from the sky and cops found the shoes and arrested Stanley for "stealing". His family is poor and his Dad was an inventor. His whole family got a curse from a witch because of no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.They blame everything on his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. When he got arrested he went Camp green Lake. He had choice of going to jail or to Camp Green Lake.

One of Stanley habits is eating. He likes the baseball player Sweet feet. The shoes that he stole was Sweet feets shoes. That's why it was a such harsh punishment when he "stole" the shoes. He dislikes Camp Green Lake. I like Stanley because he is fat and acts all innocent sense he didn't steal the shoes. Another reason why is because many characters aren't usually fat 

(Aaron V.) Stanley's opinion

           The impression that Stanley has shown us so far is pretty good compared to the details that the book has given us. What i think about Stanley is good. I think he just has really bad luck. i think that Stanley is a pretty hard worker because it talks about how he had to dig a hole and he never quit during that job. The actions of Stanley has told us that he doesn't talk that much and that hes kinda shy. We haven't read much about what he likes and doesn't like. It talks about how Stanley likes baseball and that can gives clues about what happened in the book and what might happen that explains about one of the main problems in the story.
            What I think about Stanley is not the best but it's not bad. I like how Stanley is acting to the situation he's on. i feel bad for stanly. But Stanley seems to have a good impression on the same situation. I like how he feels and how he acts. That makes him a good character. So Stanley had has a good impression on me so far.

Welcome To Our Blog

Hello we are Austin, Aaron, Dawson, and Drake

Austin- what made me want to read the book was because the main charter is Stanley Yelnats and he is cool
Aaron-I've actually never heard of the book or the movie, but the book sounded like it was going to be interesting and then i did some research on the book and i saw it had nice reviews so i thought i did make the right decision.

Drake- I have read this book more than once before and seen the movie so I decided to read it again because I enjoyed it

Dawson- I have read this book and it was one of the best books I have read

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