Product Description

Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention centre. At Camp Green Lake, the boys must dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the dried up lake bed. The Warden claims the labour is character building, but it is a lie. Stanley must dig up the truth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146050 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-02
• Released on: 2006-01-16
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio CD

Review
'Written with a crystalline prose and simplicity of style it is startlingly original. There is not one false sentence.' Independent on Sunday 'This is a story of friendship with the cleverest of plot twists, and descriptions so vivid you can feel the heat of Stanley's desert prison burning off the page. A total must-read.' The Times 'An exceptionally funny and generous book that is also a tightly plotted detective novel.' Guardian

About the Author
Louis Sachar is the author of many books for children, but perhaps best known as the creator of his exceptional and bestselling novel Holes. He lives in Texas, USA.