Name: Small Steps
Rating: 3.75 (28 reviews)

Louis Sachar

Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along.

Small Steps

Sarah Sammis

Sophie P.

I think this is better than the first one, but couldn't have been better without reading the first. 
Okay I don't have much to say so have a good day byee :)

Hannah Yang

Is it dumb that after rereading this, I totally changed my mind on this? I gave this book a solid 5 stars before. Now, I just feel like the whole story is completely implausible and all over the place. Right at the end you get this crazy plot twist that's reads to me like woah-but-who-wasn't-expecting-it.

I'm kind of trying to figure out how I feel about this. Kaira and Armpit have no chemistry. I don't get the whole point of the money-making anyways. At the start of the book, Armpit has five goals. At the end of the book, Armpit has the same five goals (aka: during the course of the book, he pretty much did nothing).

I did like how Armpit treated Ginny, his ten year old neighbor with cerebal palsy. They're both misfits. Armpit doesn't judge Ginny, Ginny doesn't judge Armpit, and they're very close. Must be nice to be different from everyone else and still have someone you can trust and talk to.

I feel like before, I wasn't expecting that much. Of course, Small Steps was recommended to me by everyone. But I didn't really think it would be... jaw droppingly amazing. So when I first read it, my expectations were like 0. Obviously, Small Steps exceeded that. But when I reread it, my expectations were higher. And so, I suppose that's why I see more flaws than I did the first time.

Anyways, I think Small Steps definitely a good book. In no way am I saying that it's bad. It's very good. The story is unique, the book is well-written, but something just felt off. I don't know, maybe it's just me. I would recommend with caution. (Also: keep in mind I did not read Holes before reading this book.)

allison moler

very confusing as i did not know this was the sequel to holes and had never read holes.

Caroline Lewicki

This was a fun sequel to Holes! I liked that we got to explore not only Armpit, who's a pretty underutilized character in Holes, but also what the boys did after leaving Camp Green Lake. There's some suspense that I personally felt was a bit unrealistic, but it was a fun book nonetheless!

Chris Aldrich

Not nearly as good as the first in the series...

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.

Diesel Cheung

Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along. Reprint.

Megan McGuire

Angela Crow

Amna A.

Bria Bryant

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.

Small Steps

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