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Type

Book

Authors

Sachar, Louis

ISBN 10

0374332665

ISBN 13

9780374332662

Tags

friendship, Classics, Texas, mystery, judicial error, correctional institutions, delinquents, prisoners, treasure hunting, realistic fiction, adventure, ALA Notable Children's Book, Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Buckeye Children's Book Award, Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Garden State Children's Book Award, Golden Archer Award, Grand Canyon Reader Award, Illinois Readers' Choice Award, Indian Paintbrush Book Award, Land of Enchantment Book Award, Maine Student Book Award, Mark Twain Award, Massachusetts Children's Book Award, National Book Award, Nene Award, New York Times Notable Book, Newbery medal, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book, Sequoyah Book Award, Soaring Eagle Book Award, Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Surrey Schools' Book of the Year Award, WAYRBA - Western Australian Young Readers' Book Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award Winner, YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Young Reader's Choice Award

Abstract

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.

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WAWCBA Winner, 2001

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