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  1. Author • Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York on March 20, 1954 and lived there until third grade. Louis’s first book was “Sideways Stories From Wayside School”. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and majored in Economics. Another book Louis wrote is called “Small Steps” . After writing “Holes”, he won a National Book Award and was awarded the Newbery Medal.

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  4. Setting • The setting is a very hot area with high temperature and a dried out lake with a lot of holes in it. It used to be one of the largest lakes in Texas!!!!!!!!!

  5. Stanley "Caveman” Yelnats • Stanley Yelnats is an obese teenager that has been accused of stealing a professional baseball player’s shoes. • He had a choice of going to jail or he could go to a juvenile center called Camp Green Lake. • Stanley always thought he was at the wrong place at the wrong time because his family was afflicted with an old Gypsy curse, because his great-great-grandfather who lived in Latvia, failed to carry a crippled Gypsy woman up a mountain in exchange for the pig she had given him. • His nickname at Camp Green Lake is Caveman. • He was innocent of stealing the sneakers. • He was hurt by a shovel that Zigzag hit him with.

  6. Hector “Zero” Zeroni • Zero's real name is Hector Zeroni, but he has been called Zero for most of his life. • He has been homeless for most of his life, and his mother abandoned (or lost) him when he was still small. • Zero has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write, despite all the adversity that he has faced, Zero knows that he is smart and he has a sense of standing up for himself. • Zero steals because he has lived on the streets for most of his life. He never talks and always has a scowled look on his face. • Zero actually stole the sneakers. • Zero’s great-great- grandmother is Madame Zeroni.

  7. Rex “X-Ray” Washburn • X-Ray is the unofficial head of the group of boys in tent D at Camp Green Lake. • X-Ray decides that Stanley will be called Caveman and fixes the order of the line for water. • X-Ray maintains his position as the leader of the boys even though he is one of the smallest boys and can barely see without his glasses. • He convinces Stanley to give him the gold tube that Stanley finds in the dirt so that he can have the day off instead of Stanley. • X-Ray is able to maintain his position at the head of the group through a system of rewards and allies.

  8. Alan “Squid” • Squid is another boy in Tent D. • He is as tough as X-Ray, although he often follows X-Ray's directions. • Squid often taunts Stanley about receiving letters from, and writing to, his mother. • When Stanley is allowed to leave the camp, Squid reveals that he also cares about his mother and he asks Stanley to call her and tell her that he is sorry. • Alan’s nickname is Squid.

  9. Jose “Magnet” Henderson • Magnet earned his nickname by his ability to steal things. • He stole Mr. Sir’s sunflower seeds real quick . • Jose’s nickname Magnet. • He blamed Stanley for stealing Mr. Sir’s sunflower seeds.

  10. Theodore “Armpit” • Along with Squid, Armpit seems to be one of X-Ray's closest companions. • He is the one that pushes Stanley to the floor when Stanley forgets to call him by his nickname. • It is also Armpit who the Warden gets angry at when she realizes that the boys are not digging up what she wants. • He is kina heavy. • His nickname is Armpit.

  11. Rick “ZigZag” • Stanley thinks Zigzag is the weirdest kid at Camp Green Lake. • Zigzag is very violent and does not even apologize to Stanley after hitting him in the head with a shovel. • Rick’s nickname is ZigZag. • ZigZag doesn’t talk that much.

  12. Lou “Warden” Walker • The Warden is the ultimate symbol of cruel authority at Camp Green Lake. • She rewards only those who do what she wants and uses her power to threaten everyone else. • She has hidden cameras that she uses to spy on the boys. She also has nail polish with rattlesnake venom that she will use to scratch those who displease her. • She uses the boys at Camp Green Lake to help find Kate Barlow’s Treasure.

  13. Mr. “Mom” Pendanski • Mr. Pendanski is in charge and the counselor of tent D. • He seems to be friendly, but really he is just as mean as the Warden and Mr. Sir. • This is revealed by his constant taunting of Zero. • The boys in Tent D call Mr. Pendanski, Mom. • He has lack of concern for the safety of Stanley and Zero when they are covered in deadly yellow-spotted lizards.

  14. Marion “Mr. .Sir”

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