Holes w.17

1. DInsist = Insistera - Stanley said he'd go fill the jars again, but Zero insisted that he do it instead.
2. Commotion = Uppståndelse - He wondered if he should try to scramble out of the hole before the lizards turned on him, but he didn't want to cause any commotion.
3. Occur = Inträffa -  It occurred to Stanley that the lizards were probably on the suitcase when he handed it to Zero.
4. Illuminate = Belysa - The light also illuminated Stanley's hole.
5. Scurry = Springa - The lizards scurried frantically across his very still body.
6. Weary = Trötta - Her eyes seemed weary, as if she'd seen too many things in her life that she didn't want to see
7. Exist = Existera - As far as anybody knows, Zero doesn't exist
8. Delirious = Yrande - "He was delirious, and we had to keep watch over him so he wouldn't hurt himself or anybody else."
9. Fleck = Fläck - He could see flecks of snow on his mother's bright and cheery face.
10. Strenuous = Ansträngande - Standing still was more strenuous than walking.
11. Fascinated = Fascinerad
12. Merely = Endast
13. Numb = Stel
14. Authenticated = Godkänn
15. Custody = Vårdnad
16. Hallucination = Hallucination
17. Anxious = Anglägen
18. Pursuant = I enlighet med
19. Dedicated = Tillägnad
20. Tedious = Tråkig

Holes w.16

Chapter 31-40

Stanley is angry with everyone, including himself. He considers ways to help Zero but can not think of any that do not involve retribution from the Warden. Mr. Pendanski and the Warden ask Stanley if he knows where Zero is and then they discuss how they will change Zero's records so that no one will ever find him. In the end they decide that no one will care about Zero. 

A new boy, who was arrested for stealing cars, is assigned to Zero's cot. His name is Brian but X-Ray names him Twitch. Stanley continues to worry about Zero and when Mr. Sir drives in the truck to give them water, Stanley impulsively decides to steal it. He doesn't know how to drive but Twitch yells a few directions at him and Stanley races away. Soon Stanley drives the truck into a hole. He gets out and runs away.

No one follows Stanley as he runs away from the truck. He sees many holes as he walks, and a family of yellow-spotted lizards in one of them. He runs away from the lizards. 

Stanley walks towards the thumb mountain but is exhausted. He sees something in the dirt and finds that it is part of a boat named Mary Lou. There is a hole under the boat and Zero is in it.

Zero looks sick but refuses to go back to camp. Zero still has his shovel that he used to hit Mr. Pendanski. Zero has found many jars of a muddy looking liquid that he calls sploosh. Stanley doesn't want to drink it because he realizes that it is probably at least 100 years old, but he is so thirsty that he does. Zero has a bad stomachache and Stanley thinks it might be from the sploosh.

Zero and Stanley head towards God's thumb. They carry Zero's shovel and four of the unbroken sploosh jars in the burlap sunflower seed sack that Stanley found. Zero often has severe attacks of stomach pain. Stanley spells words for Zero to keep him occupied. They climb up towards the thumb. At one point Zero uses the shovel to help Stanley up part of a cliff. This causes Zero, who is already weak and sick, to get big cuts in his hands.

Zero has passed out and Stanley leaves the shovel and jars on the ground so that he can carry Zero up the mountain. Stanley realizes that mud means there is water nearby and this renews his hope. He digs an onion out of the mud and he and Zero both eat half of it.

Stanley wakes to find himself in the middle of a giant meadow. Zero is still very sick but tells Stanley that it was he, Zero, who stole Clyde Livingston's shoes from the homeless shelter. He apologizes to Stanley and Stanley sings Zero the song that Madame Zeroni taught his great-great- grandfather.

Stanley digs up another onion and the narration shifts back to one hundred and ten years ago when Sam was selling onions. A woman thanks Sam for an onion remedy that saved her daughter's life. Stanley and Zero spend two days eating onions and drinking dirty water from pools of mud. Stanley heads back down the mountain to find the shovel and jars he left behind.

Holes w.14

White hat: What deal do Stanley and Zero work out?

Black hat: Why doesn’t Stanley fight back when Zigzag taunts him?

Blue hat: When was the last time rain fell on Green Lake?

Red hat: Explain how Zero reacted to Mr. Pendanski telling him he was only good for digging holes.

Green hat: Can you describe Green Lake 110 years ago?

Holes w.11-13

11-13

Wordfinder:

Compound =  Förening

Tent = Tält

Nod = Nicka

Plopped = Plumsade

Accomplished = Fulländad

Howled = Tjöt

Glared = Glodde

Condition = Skick

Canteen = Fältflaska

Occasionally = Ibland

Glanced = Studsade 

Curiosity = Nyfikenhet

Produce = Producera 

Haze = Dimma/Dis

Pitchfork = Högaffel

Gazed = Stirra

Appreciate = Uppskatta 

Sprawled = Utsträckt

Reciting = Läsa upp/Räkna upp

Section = Sektion

Holes w.9-11

Summarizer:

In the first part of the book it’s very much about the fact that Stanley never is lucky which you can really understand when he tells you about the curse and how he got arrested and brought to Camp Green Lake. 

In the book we learn that Stanley got arrested for having a shoe that wasn't very cheap in his hands while he was running. He later got to a court where the judge said that his punishment was going to be that he under a longer time was going to working at Camp Green Lake. 

When he then finally gets there he realize that the place isn’t very green and had no lake. After a while he meets Mr. Sir and over and over again is being told that it’s not going to be easy at the camp. Then it’s time to get his clothes which is an orange jumpsuit that looks very much like he’s in prison. He also finds out that common dangerous animal lives in the holes and sometimes ( if you're not lucky ) the can bit you so you get extremely sick and even can die. These animals are called yellow lizards.

A few moments later he meets the group that is going to be sleeping with and working with. After one day he realizes that it’s going to be much tougher than he thought and much harder to get into his new life.