#20.33 of 54 BBC Big Read
Stanley Yelnats is sent to correctional institution for stealing a pair of shoes. Did he steal those shoes? No, he didn’t. But here he is digging holes in a lake in a desert in scorching heat with limited water and food. The desert is famous for fatal yellow lizard that could kill anyone. There is no concern for the well being of the kids. They are ‘criminals’ working on a sentence.
There is a interesting thread from the past that is woven into this story. There is a curse on Stanley Yelnats’ family. What is the curse? Will Stanley ever able to break it? I read it in a couple of settings. Was a movie made in 2003, that encouraged kids to pick this book up? Is that how it landed in BBC Big Read. I did see this book displayed in many bookshops. So it should be still popular.
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