Holes

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Characters
Stanley (Caveman), Zero (Hector Zeroni), Zigzag, X-Ray, Magnet, The Warden, Mr. Sir, Mr. Pendanski, Kissin' Kate Barlow, Elya Yelnats (Stanley's no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather), Ms. Morengo (Stanley's attorney)

Setting
Camp Green Lake

Plot /Main events
~ Stanley is arrested for stealing sneakers when he is innocent. ~ He is sent to Camp Green Lake in the middle of the desert where he has to dig a hole 5 feet deep and 5 feet wide. If he finds anything interesting, he can give it to the Warden, who will determine if he can get the rest of the day off. ~ Stanley is assigned to D tent where he meets Mr. Sir, Mr. Pendanski, Zero, Zigzag, X-Ray, Magnet ~ Stanley finds something, but has agreed to give it to X-Ray. ~ X-Ray gives the object to the Warden for the day off while the rest D camp digs away at an even bigger hole ~ Zero asks Stanley for reading lessons in return for helping him with his hole. ~ The other boys of D camp get jealous of Stanley and get into a fight ~ Zero runs away. ~ Stanley soon decides to go after him ~ Stanley finds Zero ~ Stanley and Zero find refuge at God's Thumb ~Stanley and Zero return to Camp Green Lake in hopes of finding something valuable (i.e. money, gold, jewels...) ~ After digging, they find a chest, and when they dig it out, they are discovered by the Warden. ~ Yellow spotted Lizards (who were probably hiding in the hole), crawled on/over Stanley and Zero, preventing the Warden from getting the chest from them ~ Soon after, Stanley's attorney comes and liberates Stanley and Zero after Stanley is found innocent

~EPILOGUE~ ~ Ms. Morengo closed Camp Green Lake (and soon it will become a girl scout camp) ~ The contents of the chest was filled with jewels ~ With the money from the deeds, jewels, and and certificates, Stanley and Zero each got about a million dollars ~ Stanley brought a new house for his family ~ I guess you could say they lived happily ever after...