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Holes — Louis Sachar
Garden Heights · Independent Novel Study

Holes

a novel by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake, a brutal desert detention camp where the boys dig a hole a day under a blazing sun — and where a 100-year-old family curse, a buried secret, and an unlikely friendship slowly come together. These Part-by-Part workbooks cover the story with vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, and writing, all built on real-world cultural background.
Level 4Interactive & auto-gradedCLIL-based
Library  ›  Holes
Level 4 · Advanced ReadersUS Grades 4–6Lexile 660–1020LAR 4.6–6.7
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Subject Personalities
The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.
PRIMARY LENS
🏜 The Desert & Its Science
Heat, drought, venomous lizards, onions and the science of surviving a dried-up lake.
SUPPORTING
⚖️ Justice, Race & Labor
Segregation, racial violence and forced labor — the real history under the two timelines.
SUPPORTING
📖 Tall Tales & Folklore
Curses, repeated refrains and poetic justice — the folktale bones of the plot.
Part-by-Part Novel Study
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Progress
PT1
Part 1 · Chapters 1–7
Camp Green Lake • The Family Curse • Stanley’s First Hole
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PT2
Part 2 · Chapters 8–14
The Deadly Lizards • The Gold Tube • “Caveman”
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PT3
Part 3 · Chapters 15–21
The Stolen Seeds • The Warden’s Nail Polish • Teaching Zero to Read
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PT4
Part 4 · Chapters 22–28
Kissin’ Kate Barlow • Sam the Onion Man • Zero Runs Away
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PT5
Part 5 · Chapters 29–35
Stanley Follows Zero • “Mary Lou” • Sploosh
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PT6
Part 6 · Chapters 36–42
The Big Thumb • Onions & Water • Breaking the Curse
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PT7
Part 7 · Chapters 43–49
Digging for Treasure • The Lizards That Don’t Bite • Stanley Freed
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PT8
Part 8 · Chapter 50
The Epilogue • The Curse Broken • Rain Returns to Green Lake
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