This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Text copyright © 1998 by Louis Sachar

Cover art copyright © 2015 by Brandon Dorman

Excerpt from Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide To Camp Green Lake copyright © 2003 by Louis Sachar

Excerpt from Small Steps copyright © 2006 by Louis Sachar

Excerpt from Fuzzy Mud copyright © 2015 by Louis Sachar

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