| A | B |
|---|
| sploosh | sweet peach juice |
| sneakers | athletic shoes |
| desert | a dry place with little water |
| water | our bodies are mostly this |
| Big Thumb | name of the mountain |
| parents | mother and father |
| Camp Green Lake | Zero ran away from here |
| family curse | bad luck for generations |
| rattlesnakes | reptiles in the desert |
| fossil | old thing found underground |
| venom | poisonous substance from a reptile bite |
| dizzy | feeling light headed or unsteady |
| Mary Lou | name of the boat |
| Zero | stole the sneakers |
| onion | vegetable grown in dry soil |
| shovel | tool used for digging holes |
| Texas | state where Holes takes place |
| Kate Barlow | teacher who turned bad |
| Sam | onion farmer who loved KB |
| lipstick case | gold tube Stanley found |
| Mr. Pedanski | counselor; also called Mom |
| Mr. Sir | mean guard at camp |
| Magnet | stole Mr. Sir's sunflowerseeds |
| Caveman | Stanley's nickname |
| X-Ray | He's a bully |
| sneakers | athletic shoes |
| mud | you need water to make this |
| yellow spotted lizard | its bite is always fatal |
| Stanley Yelnats | name on the treasure box |
| Hector Zeroni | Zero's real name |
| eating onions | keeps lizards from biting |
