The Iconic, Multi-Million Bestselling Novel, In A 25Th Anniversary Edition With Exclusive New Material Inside. An Unmissable Modern Classic.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) He Is Not Surprised. Every Day He And The Other Inmates Are Told To Dig A Hole, Five Foot Wide By Five Foot Deep, Reporting Anything They Find. Why? The Evil Warden Claims That It'S Character Building, But This Is A Lie. It'S Up To Stanley To Dig Up The Truth.A Masterpiece Of Storytelling That Combines Sly Humour With Irresistible, Page-Turning Writing.