smallsteps

__Small Steps__ by Louis Sachar ISBN: 0-385-73314-3 c2006 257 pages

Good sections to read aloud: --p. 1 where Armpit is reintroduced --pp. 19-20 where Ginny is introduced as Armpit’s neighbor and friend

Summary: It’s been two years since Armpit was released from Camp Green Lake. He is trying to finish school and make a living at the same time, as well as earning back the respect and trust from his parents. X-Ray, a friend from Camp Green Lake, is still in the picture as well. He convinces Armpit to go along with him to buy tickets to a hot rock concert coming up. X-Ray thinks they can make some big money off of the tickets if they scalp them. Armpit’s first mistake was going along with X-Ray, but he doesn’t realize that until he arrives at the concert himself (with Ginny, his next door younger neighbor) and gets booted out of his “supposed” seats.

YA Fiction--teen issues; juvenile delinquents; rehabilitation; cerebral palsy; people with disabilities; singers; interpersonal relations; african americans

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2006