- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First UK Edition edition (16 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747580308
- ISBN-13: 978-0747580300
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 326,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Independent on Sunday
Louis Sachar is one of the few new masters of American fiction
Sunday Times (Children's Book of the Week)
'Small Steps has Sachar's familiar ease, intelligent humour, suspense and humanity'
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Catch up with Armpit and X-Ray,
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This review is from: Small Steps (Hardcover)
I wrote a review of this a couple of weeks ago but for some reason it has never appeared. Fingers crossed this time...This book is a sequel to the brilliant 'Holes' and follows two of the Camp Green Lake in-mates, Armpit and X-Ray, as they try to make it in the outside world. Armpit is trying to earn an honest living but he is soon drawn into X-Ray's latest scam, touting tickets for teenage singing sensation Kaira DeLeon. This leads to plenty of adventures, an unlikely romance and some uncomfortable brushes with the law. I'm not going to comment on the plot because I am much too old to be in the target audience for this book - the important thing is that my 12-year old son thought is was 'brilliant'. What I really enjoyed was the way Louis Sachar gives you a view of the world from a different angle, in this case through the eyes of black kids. I can't tell if the view is accurate because I am neither black nor young but it's just the fact that he tries that's refreshing. I could only give this book 4 stars because it's not as good as 'Holes' - but what could be?
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Small Steps (Hardcover)
Remember Armpit, from HOLES? It's been two years since he was released from Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility, and ever since, he's been trying to stay clean. In order to stay clean, he's established for himself five small steps:
1. Graduate from high school. 2. Get a job. 3. Save his money. 4. Avoid situations that might turn violent. 5. Lose the name Armpit. (By the way, this is not a sequel to HOLES; you don't need to read HOLES to enjoy this book.) At first, everything goes smoothly, but, slowly, every single one of those steps will be challenged. For the past year, Armpit has been working for a landscaping and irrigation company, and he has saved almost a thousand dollars. But one day, his friend from camp, X-Ray, tells him that he has the perfect plan to double his money. Rock singer Kaira DeLeon is going on tour, and her next stop is their own town. X-Ray's plan is to buy twelve tickets and resell them for double the money. But since X-Ray doesn't have any money, he asks Armpit for all his savings. Armpit is not sure that this plan is such a great idea, but he doesn't want to let his friend down. So after giving it a lot of thought, he decides to do it. When I read that I went: What? Is he stupid or what? Of course he's never going to see his money again! Or is he? Well, unfortunately that's all I can tell you. Oh, wait! There is something else I can tell you -- somehow, Armpit and his 10-year-old neighbor, who suffers cerebral paralysis, get to meet rock star Kaira DeLeon. But you'll have to read the book to learn how that neat twist unfolds. To me, SMALL STEPS was like a good meal that left me completely satisfied. The story kept surprising me with its unexpected turns. There's plenty of action, there are good guys you root for and bad guys you wish the worst for, there are a lot of funny moments, and sad moments, too. SMALL STEPS is very good read. Maybe it's not as strong as HOLES; nevertheless, it's a good story. Reviewed by: Christian C.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really great read - highly recommended!,
By Maggie (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Small Steps (Hardcover)
As this book is the sequel to "Holes" I expected it to relate a lot more to the story. However, "Small Steps" is a completely new story involving one of the more minor characters from "Holes", meaing that it isn't at all necessary to have read that book first.
It's a great story that is very easy to read and get into and I found it hard to put down! It tells the story of Armpit, a young man attempting to put his life back together after serving a sentence at Camp Green Lake. However, his plans of taking small steps are thrown upside-down when he gets involved in ticket scalping and meets a famous and beautiful rock star... Fantastic read for children or adults - I loved it!
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