I think is a good book as I liked the story line.I think it was well structure from were he did the crime and being in camp green lake.It also tells the history of camp green lake and why the bad boys are digging. Another thing is the strangeness of the whole thing like the warden.
The characters were realistic as they were all very different so you could see the story from different people as some people were loud and some very quite and some other people were weried like zero.I think the warden was well showen as she was unpredictable and you were not shore what she would do
This book is set in Texas. It is set where it is very hot and they do not have much water to have during the day so they get really dehydrated. The authour does make you feel like you are there and you feel sorry for all of thebad boys that are out there digging holes in the searing heat.
I think book is very good as it is easy to read and would mark it as 10/10 because it is a good kids book for 11 to 14 year olds.