Small Steps, Louis Sachar
Small Steps, Louis Sachar
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Small Steps

Author: Louis Sachar

Narrator: McClarin, Curtis

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/10/2006


Synopsis

The young adult follow-up to the bestselling Newbery Award book and movie sensation, Holes.

 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 believe in Armpit is Ginny, his ten-year-old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps.

 Armpit seems to be on the right path until X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. X-Ray's plan leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation Kaira DeLeon, the Beyoncé of her time, and suddenly Armpit's life spins out of control. Only one thing is certain: he'll never be the same again.

 Combining his signature wit with a unique blend of adventure and deeply felt characters, Sachar explores issues of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections that shape a person's life, and what it takes to stay the course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice—but always a small step in right direction.

About The Author

Louis Sachar is the award-winning and bestselling author of Holes (now a major motion picture), as well as Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, the Marvin Redpost series, There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, among many other stellar books.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shoa on February 01, 2016

Small steps, ’Cause I don’t know where I’m goin’. Small steps, I just take it day to day. Small steps, Somehow get myself together, Then maybe I’ll discover Who I am along the way... I think it's rather silly to label this book a sequel to Holes, when it simply takes two non-prominent characters from Ho......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 11, 2008

Reviewed by Christian C. for TeensReadToo.com 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......more

Goodreads review by Howard on February 03, 2025

4 Stars for Small Steps: Holes, Book 2 (audiobook) by Louis Sachar read by Curtis McClarin. Armpit is back in Austin trying to put the time he spent at Camp Green Lake behind him. It’s hard to find a job when you’ve got a record but he’s saved up some money and that’s when his buddy X-Ray has a plan......more

Goodreads review by Jack on September 05, 2022

I’ve read “Holes” by Louis Sachar an innumerable amount of times since first discovering the book at the age of 10. Finally managing to get my hands on the follow-up/sequel to such a beloved book, I can honestly say “Small Steps” was beautiful. It was charming, witty, funny, heartbreaking, and surpr......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Marissa on June 04, 2017

A wonderful book that deals with relationships between races, staying on the right path, and hard work eventually paying off. Also, the MC is good friends with his younger neighbor, who has a disability, and their friendly relationship is THE BEST GUYS. THE BEST. 14+ for drugs/drug testing, some mild......more


Quotes

"Louis Sachar is magic to the toughest circle of critics: librarians, children’s booksellers, teachers – and, most of all, kids."
USA Today

"Sachar’s touch is as deft as ever and the book is a page-turner."
Detroit Free-Press

"Mr. Sachar's gentle but surefire approach nails down challenging issues such as racism, teen romance and drugs."
Dallas Morning News

"Sachar has a talent for creating realistic relationships between unlikely friends. Although that's a staple device of children's literature, it often works by drawing on clichés. Sachar's characters, though, are never stereotypes, but always vividly alive."
Los Angeles Times

"
His prose is clear and relaxed, and funny in a low-key, observant way."
New York Times

"Part of what makes Small Steps so believable and appealing is that its characters do have insecurities, and they aren’t ashamed to let them show."
BookPage

"Sachar is a master storyteller who creates memorable characters."
School Library Journal

"Cleverly wrought…heartwarming, witty and suspenseful."
Time Out New York Kids

Praise for Louis Sachar’s Holes:

"A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A brilliant achievement."
–School Library Journal


"A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel."
The New York Times

"Imaginative plotting and memorable characters make this novel a winner."
Book Magazine


Awards

  • Schneider Family Book Award