Sachar, Louis 1954- creator text New York Scholastic 1999 monographic eng 233 p. ; 22 cm. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. 660 Lexile. Louis Sachar. Newbery Medal, 1999. Homeless persons Fiction Friendship Fiction Treasure troves Fiction Juvenile delinquency Fiction PZ7.S1185 Ho 1998 [Fic] 0439128455 0439244196 040102 20190501211236.0