Book Equivalent #6                    

Words: around 72,230

Date: Oct 7, 2015 (yes, I read this in a day.)

Title: Holes

Author: Louis Sacher

Genre ~ Non-Fiction / Fiction Type: Realistic Fiction

Opening Sentence: There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.

Favourite word / phrase / sentence: “Now you make the decision: Whom did God punish?”

Vocabulary and new terms (with part of speech) and definition:

I don’t think I learned any new terms, because the writing is very simple.

Reflection, Connection & Personal Response: 

Yes, yes, I know: this book is way too young for me and I’ve read it like, a million times. What can I say? It’s a favorite.

Holes tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, a boy falsely accused of stealing a famous athlete’s shoes. He gets sent to Camp Green Lake, in which boys digs holes to ‘build character,’ but there’s obviously more going on than what meets the eye.

I love the characters in this story so much. Zero, Stanley, Sam and Kate Barlow….all of them have this set personality that I love. (Especially Kate. She’s amazing, I love her backstory. If I was ever to become an outlaw, she’d be my role model.) I like the small plot twists in the story that all tie up in the end.

(Also, can you believe I still haven’t watched the movie?????)