After being convicted of stealing a pair of celebrity running shoes from a homeless shelter, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a correction camp where he, and a group of other young delinquents, will gain character by digging five foot holes each and every morning -- and remaining outside under the scorching desert son each day until the shovel can be measure five feet in each and every possible direction. 
 But Stanley suspects that there is a reason behind these holes -- something much bigger than the alleged character development and discipline that the endless practice promises to deliver to these young boys... 
 I absolutely ADORED this book, which I think is one of the most creative little stories that I wish had been part of my childhood! 
 And now I hear there's a book two?! Yes, please!