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= Week 4 Adult: Tim Andrews = Student: Allen Taylor Book Title: //Holes// Pages Read: ALL

In this weeks part of the book I read about how Stanley and Zero leave camp and go all of the way to Big Thumb. Later I read how they go back to camp and they find the suitcase, which holds all of the jewels and papers for Stanley. After hey got out of camp they both got a lot of money and the Warden had to end up selling the land so it could be a girl scout camp. I thought that the ending just kind of left me hanging not really sure what was happening or what was going on. I thought that this book was pretty good but I didn’t get into it as much as some other books that I have read in the past. I thought that it was pretty good I would recommend it to someone that is looking for a book to read. As I read I noticed that was becoming more and more helpful by helping Zero learn to read and to write. I also realized that he was becoming a better person, and he was also losing weight.

I think that the theme of this book is that even when something does not go your way you have to go with it and learn to deal with it. I think that the author could have told a little bit more about were they were now and what they were doing instead of telling us “to fill in the holes.” If I could I would let the reader know what was going on in there lives now and what was happening to everyone else that was mentioned in the story.  I hope your knew job is treating you well. Have a great week.

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=**Week 3 Student: Allen Taylor**= Adult: Tim Andrews Book Title: //Holes// Pages Read: 203

I like Stanley as well. He is a very bright, resourceful boy who sees others needs. Zero, on the otherhand, is a survivor who digs holes to survive. Stanley's life made a major change where Zero's life was still about survival. Stanley learned about survival through Zero and the other boys. In this story Zero was running away from something and Stanley was running for something ... his friendship with Zero.

I as a counselor have counseled young people who are running away from something. They are lost in a world of being stagnant and treated as a zero. Those young people often need people like Stanley to become their friends. The "Zeros" have trouble connecting with and trusting the "Stanleys" of this world. I hope that you will be a "Stanley" in life and not a "Zero".

I started working for the Federal Census Bureau this week. It is a very challenging and rewarding job with only one drawback. It is a part-time, temporary job. I am glad to hear that you are so involved in track and baseball. Wish you well at the track meets and baseball games.

Have a GREAT week!

Week 3

= Week 3 Adult: Tim Andrews = Student: Allen Taylor Book Title: //Holes// Pages Read: 154pgs.

In //Holes// the main character is Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is a teenager from Texas. Stanley had to go to Camp Green Lake because he was blamed for stealing the shoes of a famous baseball player named Clyde Livingston. Stanley was becoming more and more use to treating the other boys with what they thought was respect. I think that Stanley is a very good kid and he is one of the most responsible kids at the camp. I like Stanley because he took the blame for stealing the sunflower seeds even when he didn’t do it. He had to face the warden and Mr. Sir for what others had done, and he was being very loyal to every one else in Group D. I think that Stanley was a great friend to everyone else not just by taking the blame but by being a very responsible friend. To me Stanley was also a great guy because he was helping Zero learn to read and to write. So this leads me to think that static character is Zero. I think that Zero is the static character because he and Stanley were becoming friends and helping each other by learning to read or to write, or by helping the other dig a hole.

The part that really got me was when Stanley took the blame for stealing the sunflower seeds. I’m sure whether or not I would do the same thing that Stanley did because after the way that he was treated by everyone I think that I would have told the truth instead of taking the blame by myself, but I’m not sure. I guess I would have to be in the situation. Well it seems to me that because you’re a counselor, if you could jump right into this book it might be a good idea and you might be able to help some of these kids.

Well so far this week I have not been doing too much, but Sunday my first baseball practice of the year got cancelled due to all of the rain and I was very disappointed. We have a track meet on Tuesday this week at Newton against Robinson and Palestine. I'm very exited to finish this book and I hope to hear from you soon.

Have a great week