1. Read the title and examine the artwork. What do you think will happen in this extract? 2. Read the introduction. What is a miscarriage of justice? What do you imagine happens at a Juvenile Detention Centre?
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Stanley Yelnats lives in Texas. His family has a history of bad luck, so he isn’t too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys’ juvenile detention centre called Camp Green Lake.
Chapter three
Stanley Yelnats was the only passenger on the bus, not counting the driver or the guard. The guard sat next to the driver with his seat turned around facing Stanley. A rifle lay across his lap. Stanley was sitting about ten rows back, handcuffed to his armrest. His backpack lay on the seat next to him. It contained his toothbrush, toothpaste, and a box of stationery his mother had given him. He’d promised to write to her at least once a week.