Small Steps
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · January 8, 2008
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- Who it’s for
- Wry humor meets a warm, grounded look at second chances, peer pressure, and staying the course.
- Themes
- Second chances, Race and celebrity, Doing the right thing
- Genres
- Values & Choices, Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens, Peer Pressure for Teens
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SMALL STEPS is a contemporary young adult novel from Louis Sachar, the New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Award–winning smash hit phenomenon book and movie/DVD sensation Holes, and The Cardturner. 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.
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The only person who believes 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.
Small Steps, Sharp Turns
Wry humor meets a warm, grounded look at second chances, peer pressure, and staying the course.
Come here for
- A young man trying to rebuild trust while others expect the worst
- Humor alongside questions of race, celebrity, and doing right
Expect
- An adventure with deeply felt characters
- A warm, playful voice with serious questions underneath
Where it sits
| Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens | 35% |
|---|---|
| Peer Pressure for Teens | 31% |
| Values & Choices | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Social Themes for Teens
- Friendship for Teens
- Finding Your Footing
- Authors
- Louis Sachar
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 8, 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Second chances · Race and celebrity · Doing the right thing
- Reading lane
- Social Themes for Teens