Author:
Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Imprint:New York : Random House, 2003.
Physical Description:233 p. : ill ; 20 cm.
Note:As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Note:"A Dell Yearling book."
NoteRecommended grades 7-9 ; Starred review SLJ (9/98, p. 210) ; Kirkus starred review (6/98)