Sub-plots
The book doesn't really have any sub-plots. I guess it's because this book comprises of three stories. Stanely's story and two others. If there were different sub-plots the book would get confusing for the reader. That's why I’m going to tell you more about the three different stories.
Four generations ago, in Latvia, Stanely's great great grandfather Elya Yelnats fell in love with a young girl called Myra Menke. She was beautiful but stupid. Still, he wanted to win Myra’s hear t and her father's pemison to marry her. He sought the help of old Madame Zeroni. In return for helping him, he was going to carry her up the mountain so that she could drink from a special spring one more time before she died. If he didn’t do as she requested, a curse would be put on him for the rest of his life.The courtship went wrong and a young Elya in despair boarded a ship going to America. He was hoping for a new life and had forgotton all about Madame Zeroni curse. But he didn't care. He didn’t belive in curses anyway. He settled in America and after that, things never went right for Elya. Bad luck was passed on to the next generation. Elya’s son was making a fortune but lost all his money when he got robbed by Kate Barlow, the famous outlaw. The curse was passed on the the next generation and now the it had reached Stanley.
It’s a mystery set in two different periods of time. The book takes place in the present, and about 100 years ago, switching inbetween Stanley, his great-great-grandfather and Kissin’ Kate Barlow, the famous outlaw.
She once lived in the town of Camp Green Lake. Her name was Katherine Barlow. She was a beautiful, young teacher who fell in love with the wrong man. He was black and called the onion man because he grew onions on the other side of the lake. One day they were seen kissing and they both were sentenced to death. The onion man died but Katherine ran away and never came back, at least not for some time. While she was on the run, she robbed different banks, stole lots of things and also killed many men. Years later when Camp Green Lake died, Katherine Barlow now known as the outlaw Kissin’Kate Barlow moved back. As far as I now have read, it seems like Kate has hidden her treasuers somewhere under the grownd. The three stories all have something to to with each other and it’s starting to become very intresting towards the end.
There are now hundreds of holes dug across the dried-up lake bed. Stanley thinks the Warden must be looking for something. He had found a cylinder in the earth wich was engraved with the initials KB. Though the Warden claims the labour is character building Stanley knows she’s looking for something. That’s why they are digging. Wonder what the Warden is so anxous to find?
Now when I already have written about the three stories I actually can think of one sub-plot in the book. Stanley's dad has a collection of old sneakers. He is trying to come up with a way to recycle them. But he never seems to find a soulution. It's probably just another thing to show the reader that the family has a history of bad luck.
Four generations ago, in Latvia, Stanely's great great grandfather Elya Yelnats fell in love with a young girl called Myra Menke. She was beautiful but stupid. Still, he wanted to win Myra’s hear t and her father's pemison to marry her. He sought the help of old Madame Zeroni. In return for helping him, he was going to carry her up the mountain so that she could drink from a special spring one more time before she died. If he didn’t do as she requested, a curse would be put on him for the rest of his life.The courtship went wrong and a young Elya in despair boarded a ship going to America. He was hoping for a new life and had forgotton all about Madame Zeroni curse. But he didn't care. He didn’t belive in curses anyway. He settled in America and after that, things never went right for Elya. Bad luck was passed on to the next generation. Elya’s son was making a fortune but lost all his money when he got robbed by Kate Barlow, the famous outlaw. The curse was passed on the the next generation and now the it had reached Stanley.
It’s a mystery set in two different periods of time. The book takes place in the present, and about 100 years ago, switching inbetween Stanley, his great-great-grandfather and Kissin’ Kate Barlow, the famous outlaw.
She once lived in the town of Camp Green Lake. Her name was Katherine Barlow. She was a beautiful, young teacher who fell in love with the wrong man. He was black and called the onion man because he grew onions on the other side of the lake. One day they were seen kissing and they both were sentenced to death. The onion man died but Katherine ran away and never came back, at least not for some time. While she was on the run, she robbed different banks, stole lots of things and also killed many men. Years later when Camp Green Lake died, Katherine Barlow now known as the outlaw Kissin’Kate Barlow moved back. As far as I now have read, it seems like Kate has hidden her treasuers somewhere under the grownd. The three stories all have something to to with each other and it’s starting to become very intresting towards the end.
There are now hundreds of holes dug across the dried-up lake bed. Stanley thinks the Warden must be looking for something. He had found a cylinder in the earth wich was engraved with the initials KB. Though the Warden claims the labour is character building Stanley knows she’s looking for something. That’s why they are digging. Wonder what the Warden is so anxous to find?
Now when I already have written about the three stories I actually can think of one sub-plot in the book. Stanley's dad has a collection of old sneakers. He is trying to come up with a way to recycle them. But he never seems to find a soulution. It's probably just another thing to show the reader that the family has a history of bad luck.
