Edition |
10th anniversary ed. |
Description |
233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
Note |
"Frances Foster Books." |
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"10th anniversary edition with bonus material."--jkt. |
Awards |
National Book Award, 1998. |
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Newbery Medal, 1999. |
Summary |
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. |
Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- Fiction.
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Homeless persons -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Buried treasure -- Fiction.
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ISBN |
9780440414803 |
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