Stanley Yelnats, cursed by family misfortune, is sent to a harsh detention camp to dig holes and uncover hidden truths.
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Stanley Yelnats, cursed by family misfortune, is sent to a harsh detention camp to dig holes and uncover hidden truths.
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Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize that Camp ...
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Moderate violence with some intense scenes; includes physical confrontations and harsh treatment.
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Minor language with mild name-calling and nicknames.
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Moderate themes of justice, systemic oppression, and historical racism.
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Major themes of child abuse, harsh punishment, and historical anti-Black racism.
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