Small Steps

Author: Louis Sachar

Synopsis:

Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. This leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon, and suddenly his life spins out of control, with only one thing for certain. He’ll never be the same again.

Number of pages: 288

Publishing House: Bloomsbury Publisher

Opinion:

This is the second part of the bestseller Holes. If you liked Holes this book won’t let you down, Small Steps has a lot to recommend it - funny dialogue, a fast-moving story, some emotive scenes, an interesting central character, but it is inevitable to compare it with Holes. Small Steps is more straightforward in every way. It's not as sophisticated or fascinating as Holes - but not many novels are. However, I really recommend you to read it, as every book of Sachar it makes a difference after reading it, you’ll have another view at problems, he shows you that thing are  not impossible, you just have to try harder to solve them. It’s really worth reading!

By: Anne San José