Louis Sachar's award-winning story. Stanley Yelnats, a young boy plagued by his family's 100 year-old curse, is falsely accused of a crime and sent to Camp Green Lake – a correctional centre in the middle of the scorching desert. Whilst here Stanley must dig a hole 'five feet deep and five feet wide' every day. The warden claims that this is to build character, but Stanley must dig up the truth. A captivating and thrilling adventure story is performed by a young and talented cast.