Holes

By Louis Sachar
 The Story
• Main Characters-
• Stanley Yelnats/Caveman: A teenager
who always seems to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
• The Warden- A middle aged women
obsessed with locating buried
treasure.
• Kissing Kate Barlow- A criminal
living 110 years before the present,
who robbed many people and buried
her treasures.
• The Boys- X-ray, Armpit, Zero, and The cast of “The Boys”
Magnet. Boys Stanley meets at Camp
Green Lake. from the adapted screen
play of the book.
 The Plot
• Stanley stumbles across a pair of
stinky shoes and is excited to get
them home.
• He is arrested for stealing the
shoes.
• Just another case of the Yelnats
curse.
• Stanley is sentenced to 18 months
at Camp Green Lake boys reform.
• Stanley’s new daily activity is to
dig holes 5 ft. wide and 5 ft. deep.
 Wrapping It Up
Stanley finds Stanley runs After returning
something away from to camp, Stanley
interesting in his camp. digs his hole and
hole. finds the
treasure.
The treasure The Yelnatz
turns out to curse seems to
belong to be over.
Stanley Yelnats I
Newbery Winner
• In 1999 Holes was the Newbery award
winner.
• This award is for the most distinguished
Contribution to American literature for
children.
• Committee Chair Virginia McKee said
"Holes" is "masterfully unified in
character, setting and theme. As
timeless as folklore and as outrageously
funny as a tall tale, "Holes" ultimately
charts the heroic journey of two very
real boys.“
• Holes also won the 1998 National Book
Award
 Other Books by Louis Sachar
The Marvin Redpost Series
Kidnapped at Birth?
• The Wayside School Series Why Pick on Me?
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Is He A Girl?
Wayside School is Falling Down
Alone in His Teacher's House
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School Class President
More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside A Flying Birthday Cake?
School Super Fast Out of Control!
A Magic Crystal?
 Louis Sachar

• Graduated from U.C. Berkley with a Economics Degree

• While attending Berkley he took a class to be a teachers aide, that’s when he realized he like
children.
• Then in 1980 Graduated from Hastings College of the Law.
• Did part time legal work while he continued to write.
• First book was based on his time spent at Hillside Elementary
• Writes for children ages 7 to 15
• Likes to use people in his life for inspiration for his characters.
• Holes was inspired by gardening in the Texas summer heat.