Holes (Louis Sachar)

Summary: Stanley Yelnats is under a curse.  A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses.  Now Stanley has been sent unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep.  There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.  But there are an awful lot of holes.

It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake.  The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something.  But what could be buried under a dried-up lake?  (from amazon.com)

Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building AND Upper School library, Walczak building

Tags: Friendship; Juvenile delinquency; Homeless persons; Treasure troves; Juvenile detention; Teenage boys; Newbery Medal; United States