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Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Holes" by Louis Sacher

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Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile correctional camp for boys where each day he is forced to dig holes into a dry lake bed. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with the novel "Holes" by Louis Sacher. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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Concepts
consequences, symbolism, fiction, reading connected text
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)