STANLEY YELNATS HAS BAD LUCK ( which is all because of his no- good- dirty- rotten- pig- stealing- great- great- grandfather ).
When Stanley's bad luck unfairly lands him in the juveline detention centre Camp Green Lake ( a very weird place that isn't green and doesn't have lake), he and his campmates Zero, X-Ray, Armpit, Squid, Magnet and Zigzag are forced to dig holes in order to build character...
But what are they really digging for?
A HILLRIOUS AND POWERFUL STORY ABOUT CRIME, PUNISHMENT AND REDEMPTION. AND HOLES LOST AND LOTS OF HOLES.