Small Steps

I've read Small Steps by Louis Sachar for my book review. Sachar has wrote many books like Sideways Stories From Wayside School, There'sa Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, and Holes and many more. Small Steps is the sequel of Holes, which is about a teenage Stanley Yelnats that is falsely accused for stealing a pair of shoes from a charity event and sent to Camp Green Lake, a bording camp in the middle of the Texas desert where you spend all day digging holes. In 2003, Holes was turned into a movie by Walden Media.

In Small Steps, Theodore Johnson, that has recently dropped the nickname "Armpit" that was given to him at Camp Green Lake, has moved back with his family in Austin, Texas. Theodore is working hard at his land scaping job, when an old friend, X-Ray, shows up with a big plan. X-Ray wants Theodore to lend him $700 for concert tickets to scalp for profit. After some convincing and a couple guarantees, Theodore gives into buying the tickets. Theodore ends up going to the concert with his younger neighbor, Ginny, who has cerebral palsy. During the concert, Theodore gets into an arguement with the security at the event and Ginny has a seizure. As she gets picked up and escorted by Theodore to backstage, she runs into  Kaira DeLeon, the singer that is performing at the concert. Theodore and Ginny are given special seats behind the stage to watch the concert privately.

I enjoyed this book very much. I think that it was a good sequel to Holes, and I like how it didn't focus on the same main characters in Holes. This book has many twists and turns that I didn't see coming and it kept me wanting to read more. I really recommend this book, especially if you read and enjoyed the book Holes. 

Book Review by Jordan S.