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About This Passage
This is chosen because it is the moment the book's hero walks onto the page. After a whole first chapter of pure place, we finally meet a name: Stanley Yelnats. Sachar tells us four things in four short sentences — Stanley had a choice, the choice was terrible, Stanley is poor, and Stanley has never been to camp. That is enough to feel for him right away.
Stanley Yelnats was given a choice. The judge said, 'You may go to jail, or you may go to Camp Green Lake.' Stanley was from a poor family. He had never been to camp before.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell about Chapter 2 in three sentences. Say what kind of camp Camp Green Lake is, say the name of the boy we finally meet, and say the choice the judge gave him.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you who Stanley Yelnats is? Use two things the writer tells you about him in this chapter.
- What in the story tells you Camp Green Lake is a place for punishing kids, not a fun summer camp? Use the writer's own words.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A person in a court who decides what should be done when someone breaks a rule or law.
Item 2
A locked building where a person has to stay after they break the law.
Item 3
Being able to pick between two or more things — what the judge gave Stanley.
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