Book description
The dirt hits the ground like a punch. Stanley Yelnats' curse-no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather's curse-hits him harder than any detention center sentence ever could. Sent to Camp Green Lake, a place with no lake, only dust and the endless, soul-crushing rhythm of digging holes: five feet wide, five feet deep. Every day. All day. The boys build character. The warden builds a secret.
This isn't just a story about boys digging. It's a knife to the heart of injustice. Stanley's frame is a gut-punch. You feel the injustice in your gut as he stands there, innocent, under the scorching sun, while the warden's eyes hold a secret deeper than the holes. The narrator's voice-raw, urgent, layered with the grit of the Texas plains-makes you hear the scrape of shovels, smell the dry earth, feel the weight of the lie pressing down. "They're not building character," the voice whispers, sharp as a shiv. "They're digging for something buried."
And you realize it. The warden isn't looking for dirt. She's hunting for treasure. A treasure tied to Stanley's family curse, to a history of betrayal older than the cracked earth itself. The tension isn't just in the plot; it's in the silence between the shovels. The way the narrator pauses when Stanley finally connects the dots-his great-grandfather's story, the stolen treasure, the real reason he's here. It's a gasp in the audio, a sudden, terrifying clarity.
Louis Sachar's genius isn't just in the puzzle-it's in the humanity of the hunt. The way Stanley's friendship with Zero, the quiet boy who can't read, becomes the only real thing in a world built on lies. The narrator doesn't just tell you their bond; he makes you feel the warmth of shared secrets under a vast, indifferent sky. Zero's whispered words, the way the voice cracks when Stanley finally understands his family's shame-it's devastating.
This audiobook isn't just listened to. It's lived. The narration doesn't just read the words; it breathes the story's truth. You hear the desperation in Stanley's voice when he says, "I didn't do it," the quiet courage in Zero's "I'm not stupid." The final moments-when digging becomes something else entirely-aren't just a plot twist. They're a reckoning. The dirt falls, but the weight lifts. You don't just hear the end of the story; you feel the dirt of Camp Green Lake finally give way to something real. Digging for treasure? No. Digging toward something real. And the voice, that perfect, urgent voice, makes sure you never forget the cost of the hole, or the grace of the light that finally breaks through.
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Low Menace
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Truth
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Undergrad
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience