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<p><b><u>WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD<br>ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE''S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME</u></b><br><b><br>The iconic, multi-million bestselling novel. 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>CONTAINS EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR, PLUS A FOREWORD FROM PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR PHIL EARLE AND READING GROUP NOTES<br><br><b>''A witty, moving read that grabs you and never lets up'' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i></p>