Readability: 3 The language was simple but not too simple.
Teachability: 6 It is a really good story to teach flashbacks with. The book is full of them. Another possibility is voice and perspective (or point of view). Any book, really, is good for point of view, but teaching with this one, voice might be a little bit of a stretch. It has good examples of voice in it, but there are other books that would be better suited for the task. I would stick with teaching flashbacks with this one because the flashbacks are so clearly defined. Sidenote: The movie version of this book is very similar to the text. If you are going to quiz on it, make sure to ask about the details that aren't in the movie. (Suggested grade level 7-8)
Did I Like It?: Absolutely! I hadn't read it before, perhaps because when I was first introduced to it, my younger brother was reading it and we were at the stage where we didn't want to do anything the same. I'm sorry that was the case! I really did like this book a lot. It was full of adventure, a little mystery, and a lot of relate-ability.
Summary: Stanley Yelants is unlucky. His whole family was unlucky, way back to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather." So he wasn't all that surprised when he was wrongfully convicted and sent to a correctional boys' camp. He and the other boys at Camp Greenlake are made to dig a hole a day, to umm ... build character.
Recommended for: Anyone. Boys in particular, but girls might like it too. I know I did!
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