I could not put down this book. I read it thinking "Boy Book." But it really isn't. Stanley Yelnats (notice anything special about his name - answer at the end of this post) and his family have curse on them for something that happens years and years ago. With bad luck an unavoidable aspect of Stanley's life, he mistakenly gets accused of stealing sneakers and lands himself in a juvenile detention center. At Camp Green Lake, there is one giant dried up lake bed and hundreds of 5'x5' holes dug up by its delinquents. The boys think it's punishment, but there is much more going on!
Louis Sachar is known for writing humorous stories. This one leans more toward a dark humor.
(Stanley Yelnats is a letter reversal)
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