Holes

By lunchtime the Warden was beginning to lose her patience. She made them eat quickly, so they could get back to work. “If you c ...

Stanley got his box of stationery and a pen out of his crate. They sat on the ground. “Do you know the alphabet?” Stanley asked. ...

It was wonderful to hear from you Your letter made me feel like one of the other moms who can afford to send their kids to summe ...

Stanley didn’t know what he was talking about. “Instead of twenty-six letters. There are really fifty-two.” Stanley looked at hi ...

Chapter 17 For the next week and a half, the boys continued to dig in and around the area where X-Ray had supposedly found the g ...

He closed his eyes, and images from the Warden’s cabin floated inside his head: her red fingernails, Mr. Sir writhing on the flo ...

“Hey, Mom!” Magnet called. “Caveman’s been hurt.” Stanley brought his fingers up the side of his neck. He felt his wet blood and ...

Chapter 23 One hundred and ten years ago, Green Lake was the largest lake in Texas. It was full of clear cool water, and it spar ...

Chapter 18 The next morning Mr. Sir marched the boys to another section of the lake, and each boy dug his own hole, five feet de ...

the famous ballplayer Clyde Livingston. But at least Clyde Livingston showered every day. “I take a bath every Sunday morning,” ...

Chapter 24 Stanley was half asleep as he got in line for breakfast, but the sight of Mr. Sir awakened him. The left side of Mr. ...

I’ll be careful. It’s not all fun and games here, but I think I’m getting a lot out of it. It builds character. The other boys “ ...

“Whenever you’re ready, just let me know,” Zero had said. The first time the water truck came, it was driven by Mr. Pendanski. T ...

Chapter 19 He was awakened one night by a strange noise. At first he thought it might have been some kind of animal, and it frig ...

Chapter 25 There was a doctor in the town of Green Lake, one hundred and ten years ago. His name was Dr. Hawthorn. And whenever ...

Magnet was standing at ground level, holding a sack of seeds. He popped a handful into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed, shells ...

Collingwood, and soon his hair will be as thick and as long as Mary Lou’s tail.” Doc Hawthorn did not resent Sam. The folks of G ...

“Hello, Mr. Sir,” said X-Ray. “Back so soon?” “It seems like you were just here,” said Armpit. “Time flies when you’re having fu ...

to read a poem by Poe or Longfellow, only to hear him finish it for her, from memory. She was sad when the roof was finished. “I ...

felt good to sit down on a comfortable seat for a change. And as the truck bounced along the dirt, he was able to appreciate the ...