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Holes By Louis Sachar

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Have you ever felt like you get in trouble even though you didn’t do something. That is what happens to Stanley Yelnats all of the time in Holes by Louis Sachar and he is accused of stealing an athletes shoes and gets sent to a juvenile detention center. The theme of Holes is courage because Stanley has hope that he will survive out in the desert, he is optimistic that he will find Zero. And he shows strength by persevering and finding Zero and surviving. After Stanley runs away from the camp, he has hope that he will survive in the desert and find his friend Zero. “the only way you can go is up” [Sachar page 160] Stanley is hopeful because even though he is in the desert with no food or water he was still hopeful. He was hopeful that

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