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    Holes-Why is it a good novel for teenagers? In this essay I intend to look at why the book ‘Holes’, is a good novel for teenagers to read. Written by Louis Sachar in 1998, it is a modern novel telling readers a story about the life experiences of a young boy called Stanley. The story revolves around Stanley being unfairly acquitted for a crime leading to him being faced to cope with life at a juvenile detention centre. Along with this main plot, there are several other underlying smaller

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    out? Have you ever felt as if you were accident prone or if it was just pure bad luck?Well that’s what Stanley Yelnats felt since that was what actually happened in the book Holes by Louis Sachar. There is a lot to this book, such as themes, characters, and quite a few different locations.The main theme of this story, Holes, is growing up because, in this book Stanley learns a lot; he has a lot of ambition, and he shows a ton of responsibility for his own actions, but also for others as well, whether

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    When we think back on the mistakes we have made in life did any of them have a good outcome? For young Stanley Yelnats in Holes by Louis Sachar, a mistake turned his life around. The mistake put him in a bad place, but by the end of the story he had actually ended up with many good outcomes. Stanley benefitted from many things from the mistake made by Hector Zeroni. Stanley made a friend, received/ found a treasure, and also bettered himself as a person. Even though he got pulled into a mess he did

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    Holes is an award-winning children’s novel by the talented, American author, Louis Sachar. The protagonist, Stanley Yelnats IV, is an average teenage boy that is sentenced to a juvenile behavior camp, Camp Green Lake, as he is accused of stealing Clyde Livingston’s shoes. Throughout the novel, the author describes Stanley as an overweight and shy teenager, that is bullied at school. For someone to be a hero, they must be courageous, perseverant and committed. Stanley Yelnats is bullied and endures

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    Similarly, Cordelia’s father in Cat’s Eye is harsh and demanding, especially over Cordelia, just as Lear is over his daughters. Cordelia’s father is not always present in the home, but “when Cordelia’s father is there, everything is different … Nothing is forgotten” (Atwood 273). When their father is not present, the home is more chaotic and frenzied. His presence brings order to the home, though it produces a coldness toward Cordelia. Similar to the two sisters in King Lear, Perdita, Miranda, and

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    Author Style Louis Sachar writes in many different styles in the different books he writes. There are many different books that he has written and has gotten many awards. Sachar won the Newbery Medal for one of his top selling books, called Holes. Another book that he is written is called Small Steps. Small Steps is about how you have to do one thing at a time in life and not do so many things at once. In the book Small Steps, Louis Sachar uses figurative language, conflict to help keep the

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    in the realistic fiction book, Holes by Louis Sachar. I strongly believe that you should read this well developed book, for it has fascinating characters, the great message, and the astounding plot. The 14 year old and main protagonist of the story named Stanley Yelnats goes through a series of unfortunate events that leads him into an abusive camp. He is overweight, lonely in school, and gets bullied frequently. In the camp, the requirement every day is to dig a hole five feet deep, and five feet

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    Media Text Analysis

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    drug. Next, the iconic signs of a bicycle helmet, bullet holes and wine shown. Following on from this is a television set with an abstract green visual. This visual could be signified as similar to a computer screensaver. A metallic toy robot is indicated which creates sparks. Furthermore, the iconic signs of a pin board with photos of people attached to it are presented. The linguistic sign of an actor’s name then disappears through a hole in the wall. There is a signifier of blue shapes strung

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    Introduction “Holes” is a book written by Louis Sachar, and was published in _ _ _ _. This book is a great adventure. The book Holes won the Newberry award in _ _ _ _. Main Character The main character is a boy named Stanley Yelnats. He is about 10 years old. Stanley is a hard-working, clever, and very pleasant person. He was blamed for stealing a famous person’s shoes, when they really had just fallen on his head while he was walking! Stanley had a great, great, great grandfather that had

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    Holes Book Summary

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    The book I read was Holes the main protagonist is stanley yelnats. The main antagonist is the camp green lake staff. The story starts when Stanley gets wrong fully blamed for stealing a pair of shoes. When Stanley goes to court his family cannot afford a good lawyer because his family is poor. Stanley’s father Stanley yelnats the 3rd is an inventor. Stanley’s family is caused because Stanley’s great-great-grandfather was cursed by a gypsy. Stanley's great-great-grandfather who was supposed to carry

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