Holes_by_Louis_Sachar1

For a second, Mr. Sir's pain seemed to recede. He took several long, deep breaths. Then his head jerked violently, and he let ou ...

"I told her I stole the seeds," said Stanley. "Good going," said Magnet. "What'd she do?" asked Zigzag. Stanley shrugged one sho ...

"Wait!" he called, then hurried out after him. Zero had stopped just outside the tent, and Stanley almost ran into him. "I'll tr ...

"Did you multiply?" "That's just how many there are," said Zero. Stanley raised and lowered one shoulder. He didn't even know ho ...

One hundred and ten years ago, Green Lake was the largest lake in Texas. It was full of clear cool water, and it sparkled like a ...

"Yes, I know," said Miss Katherine. Everyone in town had seen—and heard—the Walkers' new boat. It made a horrible loud noise and ...

No one said anything except "Thank you, Mr. Sir" as he filled each canteen. No one even dared to look at his grotesque face. As ...

Sam always gave the same advice: "Eat plenty of onions." He said that onions were good for the digestion, the liver, the stomach ...

"No, you did a wonderful job," she said. "It's just that... the windows won't open. The children and I would enjoy a breeze now ...

She heard a noise outside the door, then suddenly a mob of men and women came storming into the school building. They were led b ...

"Someone must have seen us kissing yesterday," she said. "They set fire to the schoolhouse. The sheriff said he's going to hang ...

were working. They'd say things like "Who died and made you king?" or "It must be nice to have your own personal slave." When he ...

He brought the canteen back to his hole. For a long time, he left it beside his hole as he continued to dig. Then, when he was s ...

"You've got exactly ten seconds to tell me where you've hidden your loot," said Trout. "Or else I'll blow your head off." She ya ...

She felt the shovel jab into her back, and she fell onto hard dirt. "Get up!" ordered Linda. Kate struggled to her feet. "We're ...

The humidity, or maybe the electricity in the air, had made Zigzag's head even more wild-looking. His frizzy blond hair stuck al ...

Stanley was still trying to remember how many days there were in May and June. He looked at Zero. He'd learned not to doubt him ...

Stanley smiled, as if it were all a big joke. When Mr. Pendanski arrived with water" and lunch, Zigzag offered Stanley his place ...

"I saw what was going on," Mr. Pendanski said. He turned to Stanley. "Go ahead, Stanley," he said. "Hit him back. You're bigger. ...

"Excuse me?" said the Warden. "Caveman digs his holes, just like everyone else." Zigzag shrugged. "Sometimes." "Excuse me?" "Zer ...