Holes

Chapter 32 Two days later a new kid was assigned to Group D. His name was Brian, but X-Ray called him Twitch because he was alwa ...

Chapter 38 Stanley took hold of Zero’s forearms and pulled him upright. Then he stooped down and let Zero fall over his right sh ...

“This isn’t a Girl Scout camp.” The water truck came shortly after sunrise. Stanley got in line behind Magnet, ahead of Twitch. ...

again. He didn’t know if he’d even try. Had he come all this way just to... You need water to make mud! He crawled along the gul ...

pile of dirt. Suddenly Stanley was slammed forward, then instantly backward as an airbag exploded in his face. He fell out of th ...

Chapter 39 Stanley awoke in a meadow, looking up at the giant rock tower. It was layered and streaked with different shades of r ...

Chapter 33 He slowed to a walk. As far as he could tell, nobody was chasing him. He could hear voices coming from back by the tr ...

instead each flower was really a cluster of tiny little flowers that formed a round ball. He brought it to his mouth but had to ...

actually see the holes. He saw the mounds of dirt that surrounded them. He stepped over the mounds and looked into the first hol ...

Chapter 40 When Stanley found the onion the night before, he didn’t question how it had come to be there. He ate it gratefully. ...

Chapter 34 The sun was almost directly overhead. He figured he could walk for no more than another hour, maybe two, before he ha ...

Several people snickered. “Good morning, Hattie,” Mrs. Tennyson replied. “Does your husband know you’re parading about in your b ...

Thumb. Or maybe just turn around. There was no point in heading toward Big Thumb, he decided. He would never make it. For all he ...

asleep. He didn’t want him to wake up and think he’d been deserted. He waited for Zero to open his eyes. “I think I’ll go look f ...

Chapter 35 Zero’s face looked like a jack-o’-lantern that had been left out too many days past Halloween—half rotten, with sunke ...

Chapter 41 Zero’s condition continued to improve. Stanley slowly peeled an onion. He liked eating them one layer at a time. The ...

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.” ...

“My mother was once a Girl Scout,” said Zero. “I thought you said you didn’t have a mother.” “Everybody has to have a mother.” “ ...

“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? ...

Chapter 42 Zero became strong enough to help dig the hole. When he finished, it was over six feet deep. He filled the bottom wit ...