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1: Small Steps is not only for adults.
I know a young girl at the age of nine and she has read small steps. She loved it. I aso love it. It is a great book for ages nine and up. It is about a boy that has a nick name armpit that plans to take small steps to his future. He takes a too big step and is in a bit of a problem. His friend x ray plans to help. Read and find the step out.
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2: Never received
Company sent me the wrong book. Then they said that they didn't have the book I ordered any more. Very disappointing that I had to wait a couple of weeks to receive the WRONG book and then not have a replacement sent.
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3: Great Author
Lois Sachar is a wonderful author, for children and adults alike. Interesting stories, life lessons, etc.
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4: great family book
This was a great entertaining sequel. My 11 son read and enjoyed it very much as did I (his 44 yr old mom). Sachar is a great author!
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5: Small steps for getting Armpit's life back on track...and small lessons in stereotypes
It's a year since I read 'Holes' so the characters Armpit and X-ray felt like they were almost new to me again. Although the characters are in both books and there are references to Camp Green Lake, you don't really lose anything from not having read 'Holes'.
That said, it's nice to see what happens when the boys are back in society, and how apt their jobs are!! :)
Running alongside the story about Armpit and X-ray is another, the day to day life of pop star Kaira DeLeon. She's as confined by her lifestyle and entourage as the boys were when they were back in Camp Green Lake, and is desperate for a little teenage normality.
Ginny is a great character, she is ten, has cerebral palsy and lives next door to Armpit. Stereotypes in general are given a gentle bashing in this book, which is a good thing and makes you question your own unintentional prejudices or behaviour.
I'm not the target audience for 'Small Steps' but still found it enjoyable.
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