While walking home, a pair of old sneakers "fell out of the sky" and hit him on the head. Stanley misses his bus and has to walk home.
Stanley's life changes dramatically after Derrick Dunne, a classmate who is much smaller than Stanley and is fond of picking on Stanley, takes Stanley's notebook and throws it in the toilet in the boys' restroom at school. Stanley is a good-natured, kind, middle-school student who is ridiculed by classmates because he is overweight. An only child, Stanley lives with his mother and his father, who is an inventor. Stanley Yelnats (whose name is palindromic - which means that his last name is his first name spelled backward) is the protagonist (or main character) of the novel. The subplots are tall-tale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous Yelnats generations that significantly impact Stanley's life as well as the lives of others. Sachar writes the humorous plot of Holes in a straightforward manner however, he weaves into the plot three subplots. Study Help for All 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.Introduction to the 1990s Newbery Medal Winners.
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