Holes

Chapter 30 The next day was Zigzag’s birthday. Or so he said. Zigzag lay in his cot as everyone headed outside. “I get to sleep ...

call it. They were buried under the boat.” He still couldn’t get the lid off. “I found sixteen jars. Here, hand me the shovel.” ...

Of course it helped that Zero dug some of his hole for him each day, but that wasn’t as great as everyone thought it was. He alw ...

“He took off his shoe and sock first.” Stanley shivered as he tried to imagine it. “What’s Mar-ya Luh-oh-oo?” asked Zero. “What? ...

his place in line. “Since you’re so much better than me.” Stanley remained where he was. “I didn’t say I was bet—” “You’re insul ...

“I’m not—” “I just want you to look at that mountain up there. See the one that has something sticking up out of it?” “Yeah, I t ...

“Why should he?” snapped X-Ray. “Caveman’s bigger. He can take care of himself.” “I don’t want any trouble,” Stanley said. Zigza ...

Chapter 36 They put four of the unbroken jars in the burlap sack, in case they might be able to use them. Stanley carried the sa ...

trouble was over. The Warden walked over from her cabin. “There was a riot,” Mr. Pendanski told her. “Zero almost strangled Rick ...

to imagine.” “I bet she was pretty,” said Zero. “Somebody must have loved her a lot, to name a boat after her.” “Yeah,” said Sta ...

“Tell me what you learned yesterday,” said the Warden. “Surely you can remember that.” Zero said nothing. Mr. Pendanski laughed. ...

easily, the ones he was now carrying in his sack. What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn’t his actual death. He figured h ...

“I’ll tell you what’s wrong with that,” the Warden said. “It leads to trouble. Zero almost killed Zigzag.” “It causes him stress ...

said. It looked to be about a fifty-foot climb, straight up. Stanley still managed to hold the sack of jars in his left hand as ...

Chapter 31 Stanley angrily dug his shovel into the dirt. He was angry at everyone—Mr. Pendanski, the Warden, Zigzag, X-Ray, and ...

He caught his breath. There was no way he could have done that a few months ago. He noticed a large spot of blood on his wrist. ...

scratch him up as well. X-Ray would be out to get him for the next sixteen months. He dug his shovel into the dirt. By the next ...

Chapter 37 “We’re almost there,” said Stanley. He could see the base of the mountain. Now that they really were almost there, it ...

“You sure he has no family?” the Warden asked Mr. Pendanski. “He’s a ward of the state,” Mr. Pendanski told her. “He was living ...

doubled over and grabbed his stomach. His frail body shook violently, and he threw up, emptying his stomach of the sploosh. He l ...