HOLES - Louis Sachar - 184 Seiten - Cornelsen Verlag
Stanley Yelnats has been sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he did not commit. The camp is situated in a hot, dry landscape where youngsters are forced to dig holes in the desert to improve their character.
Slowly, however, Stanley realizes that there is another reason why they are forced to dig holes, and soon he has to fight for his friends and against the authority of the camp.