So far in the story Stanley Yelnats was accused of stealing sneakers from a famous baseball player from the homeless and he had a choice to go to jail or Camp Green Lake for 18 months. He chose the camp. When he arrived he realized there was no lake even though the name is Camp Green -Lake-. A,B,C,D,E and F were the 6 tents they had. All of the counselors slept in F tent and Stanley was assigned to D tent. Stanley met his counselor Mr. Pendanski and his “inmates” from D tent. Later the next day, Stanley and all of the rest of his inmates were assigned to a spot where the old lake was and they had to dig a 5 foot deep and 5 foot wide hole everyday they were at the camp. All of the workers thought that digging holes would make bad children good. Stanley took the longest amount of time to dig his hole and when he was finished he had blisters all over his hands and fingers and he almost passed out but he managed to get back to his tent.
Q- Why does Stanley go to Camp Green Lake?A- Because he was accused of stealing famous baseball players shoes.
Q- Have you been accused of something you haven’t done. A- Yes, stealing my sisters bag.
Q- Do I think that digging holes makes bad kids good? A- No
Q- What is something unpleasant you have done. A- Something unpleasant I have done is when I had to lift buckets of dirt across the lawn.
Q-The author says that a good inventor needs to have intelligence, perseverance and luck. Do you agree? Explain your answer. A- I think yes because if you are intelligent, persevere and lucky then you will get a good job and learn more.
Q- Why does Stanley’s great-great Grandfather have a curse on him? Do you believe in curses? A-When his grandfather was younger he wanted to marry a girl and he got a gift for her by a lady he new and they had a deal for after he gave it to her but he didn’t do the deal. I do not believe in curses.
Q-Why do you think the boys prefer to be called by their nicknames at Camp Green Lake? Do you have a nickname? What is it? A- I think the boys prefer to be called by their nicknames because their parents called them their real names and it brings back memories of when they were with them. I don’t have a nickname my friends call me Ev’s or Juno.
Q-Stanley feels like he is holding ‘destiny’s shoes’. Do you believe there is such a thing as destiny? A- I personally don’t but I know other people that do.
Q-Based on what you have read so far, do you think Stanley has made the right choice in coming to Camp Green Lake? Why? A-I think that Stanley made the right choice to go to the camp because if he went to prison he would be really bored but at the camp he gets to actually do stuff.
Q-Stanley feels proud of his first hole when it is finished. Why? Describe a time when you felt proud? A-Stanley felt proud because he was covered in blisters and sweat and he had finally finished after spending the whole day. A time I felt proud was when I finished moving the dirt.
Q-What do you think of the story so far? What do you think will happen next? A- I think the story so far is good and that I’m not sure what will happen next.