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.
General Note
"Readers circle"--Cover.
Originally published: New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.
Includes discussion questions and an interview with the author.