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2/1/11 Sherlock Holmes

In chapter one, Dr. Watson came back to Sherlock Holmes aid. Holmes is one of England’s greatest detective and Watson his loyal medical assistant. Holmes seems to be acting strange according to Watson. He was once in love with a woman named Irene Adler and possibly still is. A German doctor named the King of Bohemia soon arrives after Watson. He says he is being black mailed by Adler and wants his help. Holmes had accepted the challenge and has three days to do so.

In chapter two, Watson was awaiting for Holmes to come back to Baker St. at exactly three o’clock in the afternoon. He was informed that Holmes had left at around eight o’clock in the morning. Finely, after a little bit before four o’clock in the afternoon, Holmes came in the house. He was dressed in rags such as a drunk would wear. He told Watson that he was spying for Adler and found a couple other men with her such as a man named Norton. Norton is a lawyer possibly working for Adler. After a period of time Watson and Holmes were returning to the house when someone on the pavement along with seven people said “good night Mister Sherlock Holmes.”

From my book, I know that Sherlock Holmes is very intelligent. How in chapter two he was able to disguise himself as a drunk to get information. Or how he noticed every single detail from a letter he received in chapter one. Holmes is also somewhat depressed I think over his relationship with Irene Adler. I think even though Irene is a liar and do whatever she needs to get whatever she wants, Holmes still loves her. Even though Holmes still possibly loves Adler it is unknown whether or not Adler loves Holmes. Holmes still is very determined to stop Adler before her blackmail on the German doctor comes true.

So far from my book, I realized that it is in my own opinion interesting. I like how all the main characters so far such as Holmes, Watson, and Adler. I like how the characters act for example Watson acts as if he is a little like a big brother for Holmes and cares about him. Holmes acts as a genius detective and can solve every case that is thrown at him. Adler acts as a highly dangerous woman and if you get in her way she will find your weakness and use it against you. I personally think in the end it will be the King of Bohemia behind it all, but it is to early to tell. So far I can tell from the beginning that it will be a good book with a lot of interesting twists.

// Richard, I thought youwere going to explain in your opinion paragraph why you decided to stop reading Sherlock Holmes. I'm curious to know why you didn't care for it because your summary & character analysis are detailed and enthusiastic. -Miss Bond //

2/4/11 Holes

In chapter one and two, the story takes place talking about Camp Green Lake. The camp does not have any lake near it, or any green. The narrator then talks about the terrible heat in Camp Green Lake. He says all the shade is owned by the warden. Then he talks about the three dangers in Green Lake, the rattlesnake, the scorpion, and the most dangerous yellow-spotted lizard. However, rattlesnakes and scorpions are not as fatal as the yellow-spotted lizards. And last he talks about how Green Lake is a juvenile detention center for criminal teens.

In chapter three, Stanley takes a bus ride to Camp Green Lake. It was a long bus ride to Camp Green Lake with an empty bus and one guard armed with a shotgun. Stanley had lots of time to think about what to do at Green Lake. He thought of a song that his dad used to sing to him. He thought about how big the lake would be. He thought about the negatives and positives. Then he thought the Outlaw Kissing Kate Barlow and they arrived.

My main character Stanley Yelnats is a very shy character so far. He really doesn’t have that many friends. Plus, kids and some teachers tease him at school because he is overweight. Stanley and his family believed they are cursed because of their no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather. Stanley had been forced to go to a juvenile detention center for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. He had a simple choice of Camp Green Lake or jail and chose Green Lake. Green Lake is a place where boys dig holes until they become good.

My opinion on the book Holes is I like the book so far. I had already read holes once before in fourth grade, but didn’t finish it. I really liked it the first time I read it, because of the details. I also liked all the characters in the book from the warden to Stanley Yelnats. I especially the side story of Kissing Kate Barlow and her treasure. I also like how it shows how the maniacal people from the good guys. At first I’d think that the prisoners would be bad and the cops good. I can’t until the next chapter of the book.

2/11/11 In chapter four and five, Stanley first arrives in Camp Green Lake. The first person he meets is Mr. Sir, who has an addiction to sunflower seeds. Mr. Sir looked at Stanley and talked with him then led him outside to meet Mr. Pendanski. He told how if he wanted to run away go ahead, but there was no water for 100 miles. Mr. Pendanski introduced Stanley to the other boys X-Ray, Squid, Armpit, Magnet, Zigzag and Zero. They then showed him to their cots and showed him where to sleep. Then Stanley told the kids why he was in there and thought about what happened.

In chapter six, Stanley heads out at around five in the morning to dig his first hole. He starts to dig and almost immediately gets blisters. When Stanley continued digging he thought about his no good dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather Elya Yelnats who was in love with Myra Menke. He has a tough competition with a pig farmer named Igor who offers his fastest pig for Myra. Elya goes to Madam Zeroni who gives Elya a tiny piglet and gives instructions on what to do. He most carry the piglet upon the mountain where a stream is and let the pig drink the water and sing a song to him. In return Elya must carry Zeroni up the mountain where she can drink and get sang to.

So far Stanley is still the same as last time. Even though he sticks out like a sore thumb. He is learning to fit in with the new inverinment he was givin, to also adapt with the friends/inmates. He is even starting to become a little friendly with Mr.Pendanski. He is having a very tough time though with the camps main theme, holes. His hands are covered with blisters and blood with his neck badly sunburned as well. Maybe when he starts getting used to his new life, he will possibly start to change.

In my opinion of the book, I think I am starting to like the book more the second time. I defiantly like the book a lot because it shows how hard it is at Detention Centers for kids. It shows how some Juvies, the police over abuse their power and you have to fight to survive. But that’s later in the story, now Stanley is starting to learn how to get used to daily life in Camp Green Lake. All the characters are the same as I remember them from Zero to Armpit.

2/16/11 In chapter seven, Stanley is still digging his hole. His hands are very bloody and one by one the boys go back to the tents. He is told if he finds anything to report it, but doesn’t so far. After a long period of digging he finally finishes his hole. He started to walk back to camp with a very soar body. Once back at camp the first thing he does is take a nice cold shower. Then he went to a place where he could relax. He almost got in a fight with a boy that he thought was named Caveman. After a conversation with the other boys they said the second day of digging was the worst. Then once dinner started he realized that his nickname was Caveman.

In chapter eleven, Stanley starts his second day of digging. His whole body is very sore from head to toe. He starts digging almost immediately to avoid the hottest part of the day. He finds a fossil of a fish incrusted in a rock. He tells Mr. Pendanski and asks if he has the day off, but doesn’t. He starts digging again then X-Ray and Stanley have a small conversation. X-Ray tells Stanley if he finds anything give to him, Stanley unfortunately agrees.

Stanley is definitely starting to fit in, with his nickname and learning how to dig his holes. Stanley might even start to like it there. He is even a little friendly with Mr. Pendanski his counselor. Even though he misses home and he didn’t do the crime he was guilty of he is trying to make the best of it. He becomes a good friend with the leader of the pack X-Ray. Things start to get weird with him and Zero though who apparently knows about Sweet Feets. But still, I know Stanley will find out more about Zero’s knowledge and origins.

My fourth opinion of the book is very good as well as the last three. I like how Stanley/Caveman is starting to adapt to his new life in Camp Green Lake. I like how different the movie is from the book because the book shows such detail. It really captures the way the characters look and their personality. They finely introduced the warden who I will talk about in the next entry. It really gives some good detail when they say how hard it is to dig the holes. Any way I can’t wait to read on and do my next entry.

2/24/25

Since I have recently just finished my book, in the next paragraphs I will tell you about the major events. We left off with X-Ray telling Caveman if he finds anything give it to him and he agrees. A little while later he finds a lip stick container of the famous outlaw Kissing Kate Barlow and gives it to X-Ray so he gets the day off. The female warden comes to try and find anything else around X-Ray’s hole. Now the campers dig in pares with one digging and one with a wheelbarrow with Stanley pared with Zero with every day the warden more impatient. Stanley received a wound to the back of the head by Zigzag. Then after numerous times of Zero watching him reading and it turns out Zero wants to learn how to read.

The next day, Mr. Sir marched the campers to their holes. Magnet managed to take a bag of sunflower seeds away from Mr. Sir’s truck and through the bag around. When the bag finally got to Caveman it spilled and he realized that Mr. Sir was coming back. He tried to hide as many seeds as possible, but Mr. Sir found them and took him to the Warden. The Warden put on her rattlesnake nail polish and slapped Mr. Sir in the face for possibly getting her up and told Stanley to back to his hole. Once he got back he realized Zero had dug most of his hole.

Stanley has definitely fit in to his new found life in Camp Green Lake. Although, he starts losing it when he and Zero make a deal. But that it is possibly going to be in my next entry. In fact, basicly all the really juicy things happen on the next chapters/entries that I will right. But other than that he seems to be getting on X-Ray/the leaders good side since he found that tube.

The sixth opinion of this book is of course good. Since I finished it, I guess you can assume that. I also read Holes sequel Small Steps which was okay. In my opinion Holes is a lot better and I will tell you why. First is the great details of Holes, I mean it blows Small Steps away. I also think that holes has a lot more excitement than Small Steps but that’s different. Everyone has their opinion, but if you are curious about holes go ahead and read it. But again that is your opinion, not mine.

3/4/11

Zero explained to Stanley that he couldn’t read and he wanted Stanley to teach him if Zero digs part of his hole every day. Stanley agrees but the boys get jealous especially X-Ray and Zigzag. Finally on Zigzags birthday, Zigzag and Stanley get in a fight and Zero almost chokes Zigzag. After the fight, Zigzag told the counselors that Zero was digging Stanley’s hole, Zero ran into the desert. The counselors erased Zero’s files, declared he was never out Camp Green Lake. After a couple of days, Stanley steals Mr. Sir’s water truck, drove it into a hole and tried to find Zero.

We then learn about Kissing Kate Barlow and her origins. We learn that she was once a school teacher in Green Lake (still green at the time.) She was the only school teacher in Green Lake so she teached to men and children. One of the adult students, Charles (Trout was his nickname because of his foot odor) Walker had a crush on her so he asked if he would like to go on a picinic with him an she declines because she has a crush on a nonslave black onion man named Samwith a pet donkey named Mary Lou. Kate had a terribly old schoolhouse so Sam asked if he could fix that and she said yes. On one of the days Sam and Kate kised and an angry mob led by Trout burnt down the school, killed Mary Lou, murdered Sam, and labeled Kate a devil woman. On a angry vengeance streak first killing the sheriiff and robbing trains for at least 20 years as an outlaw.

Stanley was getting to fit in with the other boys until he started teaching Zero reading and writing. As it turns out Zero was actually very smart in math, but not in reading and writing. The other boys didn't mind Stanley teaching reading and writing it was Zero digging Stanley's hole. All day the other boys made comments about how Stanley has his own slave. But the farther he grew from the other boys, the closer he grew to Zero. He even learned Zero's real name which was Hector Zeroni. It was finally when Zigzag attacked Stanley and Zero saved Stanley that Stanley and Zero were good friends.

My seventh opinion of Holes is I still love it. I think it is getting juicier the more I read on. I like how you think that Stanley and the other boys were gonna be strong friends but they grow farther apart the whole book. I think holes is a great read, full of drama and a really good story. It is definetly something that you could read if you're bored or have nothing to do. But that is just a suggestion (a good suggestion.) But if you read it, you won't be disappointed.

3/11/11

After a long period of robbing, Kate had gone back to Green Lake. But it was not the same as it was twentyyears ago. It was abandoned, the lake had dried up, it hadn't rain in a very long time, and Trout Walker lost his fortune. Kate was there because she had bury all the money and gold and jewels that she had stolen and buried them in the remains of the lake. She was taking a nap and was then interrupted by Trout Walker holding a gun to her head along with his wife the wardens grandmother. After a long period of being tortured by the two, she finally tells them where the treasure is. Well techinally she said they were buried and that their kids and their grandkids would never find it. And before you knew it, Kissing Kate Barlow the great outlaw had been bit in her ankle by a yellow spotted lizard to death.

Over hundred years later Zero and Caveman had finally found salvation on the top of what is called Gods Thum. Zero had been carried to the top where he drank from a small pond, and Stanley a song while he drank. They finally realized that they knew where the treasure is and they should go and get it. So they set out to go get the treasure from Stanley's hole. They dug during the night and were caught when they finally ound it, but did not get in trouble because yellow spotted lizards covered them from head to toe. Stanley's attorney finally came to tell them that Stanley was innocent and that he could go home, luckily since Stanley and Zero had eaten onions they got out of the hole because lizards can't stand onion blood. Stanley and Zero had gotten sent back to their home with the treasure and Stanley's dad's fortune that was called Sploosh to relieve foot odors. Zero had finally found his mother, and the curse that was on the Yelnats family for generations, had been lifted.

Stanley had finally seperated himself from the other boys in many ways. He really did it when he started teaching Zero how to read and write. But since he lost some friends he gained a close friend. After all, they did have quite a couple near death experiences together. Though Stanley was getting cloe to X-Ray he realized that he and X-Ray were not exactly that good of friends compared to Stanley and Zero. It shows how strong Zero an Stanley relationship is when Zero gets hurt while trying to get to Gods Thum and Stanley carried him to the pond on the top of the mountain. In my opinion, Stanley and Zero's friendship is unbelievable and I think will last forever.

My eighth and last opinion of this great book Holes is I do not think that I will never stop loving it. I personally think the ending is the best because it just all adds up to the ending to a happy ending. As I have said the past two entries, you have gotta to read this book it is incredible. It shows the friendship that can be formed even in the most horrible of places. It basicly has every genre (except romance, thank God) that every body basicly likes. It tells how hard it could be at prison or juvenile detention centers. I guess what I am trying to tell you is that this is a really good book that anyone would like, I mean anybody.