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"Stanley Yelnats' family has never had any luck, and neither does he - as is proven when he is convicted of stealing a famous athlete's shoes and sentenced to Camp Green Lake, a sort of juvenile detention center in the middle of a desert. Camp Green Lake's philosophy is "If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy," and that's exactly what Stanley and his cohort in Group D do every day - dig a hole that is five feet in diameter and five feet deep. But when Stanley starts to suspect that there's another reason the boys are digging these holes, he and a friend must go on the lam into the desert. While they're out there, they will discover the truth behind Camp Green Lake, and solve Stanley's family's problems once and for all. This award-winning book is strangely humorous and surreal, yet absolutely believable, and it's suitable for adults as well as children. "
Ivy, Resident Scholar
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"Stanley Yelnets has been wrongly accused of a crime and sent to Camp Green Lake as punishment. The camp is nothing like its name suggests. The boys are forced to dig holes every day under the hot son. Stanley figures out that they are searching for something, but what?"
Joanna , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
kind of story
- searching for treasure
Wild kid(s)?
- committing crimes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
- funny heat-delusions
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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