Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel, Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters and is learning what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice.

Readers are reunited with Armpit and X-Ray from the bestselling Holes in this companion novel that introduces new vibrant characters and a brilliantly plotted adventure story about life and the choices you make for yourself.