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One day, Stanley is arrested and tried for falsely stealing a pair of baseball shoes that Clyde "Sweetfeet" Livingston, a famous baseball player, had donated to charity. Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, instead of being incarcerated for his crime. He arrives to find that the "camp" is a dried-up lake run by the corrupt Warden Walker, her assistant Mr. Sir, and camp counselor Dr. Pendanski. Each day, the detainees must dig a hole 5ft deep and 5 ft in diameter in the desert to "build character", despite the danger of the sun, rattlesnakes, and yellow-spotted lizards, which can kill with a single bite. The children are told that if they find anything interesting, they may earn a day off. The inmates, known by their nicknames, include Zero (who refuses to speak to anyone, but likes to dig holes), Armpit, Zig-Zag, Squid, X-Ray and Magnet. Stanley is slowly accepted into the group, especially after allowing X-Ray to take credit for his discovery of a lipstick tube with the initials "KB", and is given the name of "Caveman". He soon creates a friendship with Zero (later revealed to be Hector 'Zero' Zeroni while teaching him to read.