ISBN: 1408865238 9781408865231

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Family / General

Page count: 240

<p><b>WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD<br> ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME</b><br> <b><br> The iconic, multi-million bestselling novel, in a 25th anniversary edition with exclusive new material inside. An unmissable modern classic.</b><br> <br> <b>'Joyous... Everyone should be reading it, including adults' Cressida Cowell, author of <i>How to Train your Dragon<br></i></b><br> Stanley Yelnats' family has a history of bad luck, so when a miscarriage of justice sends him to Camp Green Lake Juvenile Detention Centre (which isn't green and doesn't have a lake), it's not exactly a surprise.<br> <br> Every day he and the other inmates are told to dig a hole each, five foot wide by five foot deep, reporting anything they find. Why? The evil warden claims that it builds character, but this is a lie. It's up to Stanley to dig up the truth.<br> <br> A masterpiece of storytelling that combines sly humour with irresistible, page-turning writing.<br> <br> <b>New 25th anniversary edition includes exclusive material from author Louis Sachar, a foreword from acclaimed author Phil Earle and brilliant readers' notes from Scott Evans (The Reader Teacher).</b><br> <br> <b>'A witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up'</b> <i>Daily Telegraph</i></p>