Holes

Holes, by Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0440414806
Publisher: Yearling, 2000

When Stanley Yelnats got into trouble, he was given a choice. "The judge said, "You may go to jail, or you may go to Camp Green Lake." Stanley was from a poor family. He had never been to camp before" (5). But as Stanley discovers, there is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There's no fun, either. A bunch of juvenile delinquents must dig holes in the dirt, under the hot sun, every day of their sentence. And then Stanley discovers that they're digging holes for a reason: they're looking for something; something old and very important. And then Stanley gets into trouble. And then Stanley runs away from camp. And then the reader learns the secrets behind Camp Green Lake...