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Jan 26, 2016 rated it really liked it
Stanley yelantes has been sen to Camp Green Lake for stealing a pair of shoes. Stanley didn't actually steal the shoes. They fell out of the sky and landed at his feet. Stanley blames the whole incident on his pig stealing great-great-great grandfather who was cursed by a gypsy. When Stanley arrives at the camp he finds there is no lake or water of any kind. The campers are required to dig a five foot deep, five foot wide hole every day on the dried up lake bed unless they find something interes ...more
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I loved the movie, and it's just now that I'm lucky enough to get hold of a copy of the book. ...more
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