In this sequel to the beloved Newbery Honor book Holes, Armpit tries 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. It seems he may be on the right path. Until X-Ray comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme.”
Louis Sachar’s smash-hit novel The Book With No Pictures takes readers back to Camp Green Lake, Texas, and the unforgettable story of poor boy Armpit Mulligan. Two years after his release from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record. Everyone expects the worst from you. And no one with whom he can share his troubles but his 10-year-old disabled neighbor, Ginny. Together they are learning to take small steps in life. Then X-Ray—a buddy from Camp Green Lake—comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme that could ruin everything for all three of them!
After being released from Camp Green Lake, the armpit is home in Austin, Texas. But his life doesn’t seem to be getting any better. His record and the scars of his youth give him a bad rap in school, and he has trouble finding work. What can he do to turn things around? When he meets Ginny, his 10-year-old disabled neighbor, she inspires him to take small steps. She encourages him to believe in himself and make changes in his life.
About Small Steps Book
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 sure. He’ll never be the same again.
In his first major novel since Holes, critically acclaimed novelist Louis Sachar uses his signature wit combined with a unique blend of adventure and deeply felt characters to explore issues of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections that determine a person’s life, and what it takes to stay on course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice – but a small step in the right direction.
