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For adolescents

Originally published: New York: Frances Foster, 1998

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. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary

Newberry Medal winner, 1999 ; National Book Award
upper age: 99