Small Steps
(2006, Fiction - Contemporary Fiction, Written by Louis Sachar)
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- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
A boook that ahows Sachar's true writing skills!
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Nothing like HOLES!
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
Brilliant sequel to "Holes"
This too should get a movie adaption. Characters are colorful and Sachar's writing is vivid in detail. If you read "Holes" you HAVE to read "Small Steps."
I rate this title on for age 2 and give it- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
Ages 11+
Awesome book mostly sexual content and some language, A girl has a seizure in front of a whole crowd at a concert
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
Good for Older Kids but not anyone under 10
Good book even though I'm only on the first chapter, I can tell it is going to be a really good book!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I think this was an amazing book! Kiara was a great role model and how Armpit was trying to turn his life around was so positive! I read it with my book club run by two eleven year-olds with all eleven year olds in it. It was awesome, but for anyone under the age of ten i would advise that the parent/gaurdian flips through the book first.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
STUPID BOOK!
WELL I HAVEN'T REALLY READ THIS BOOK. . .MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND IT ANYWHERE AND THIS BOOK IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ABLE TO BE READ ON THIS WEBSITE! THIS SUCKS!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Simple amazing.
I am 14 years old, and I am an avid reader. This book is the BEST book I've ever read, and I'm pretty sure it will always be. I have read this four time, and I really think that I can read it all day long. From the beginning to the end; this book was glued to my hand. I HAD to finish reading this. This book is amazing, you will enjoy it if you read it.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Small Steps
This book is one of the best books i've ever read. if you are thinking about reading this than you should read holes first. you shouldnt read this book if you are younger than 12 because they have books that have ideas about sex. children shouldnt read about that. but behind a couple little things this book is amazing. it teaches you things you need in the future.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Good book OK
I am 12 years old for the last 3 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
not good for under 11 years old
sex isn't good to say in a book my mom got it for me and i didn't like it too much i don't really like ie....
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
this is the best book ive ever read this is a little better than holes
i love this book the story is great the characters are great everything is greatithink anyone 13 and up could read this book Armpit is a great charcter so is kaira,xray,and ginny. -PERFECT!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great Sequel to Holes telling life after Camp Green Lake
Great book. Better than the first. Armpit and Xray are awesome. A must read book for every +10
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I loved it and teared
I love this book i think it is the best book i have ever read i dont really like reading but this book relly kept me hanging and it had a great ending. I think this story really should be read by everyone. It is a really good book.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
one of the greatest books
this is the greatest book. it is funny for all ages
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
HOLES is better!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
GREAT, BUT NOTHING LIKE HOLES
This book is nothing like Holes. It is a lot different. There is a lot of curseing. Kaira is beat almost to death by her own father. Fred get stabed in the rib cage with a knife. Great book, but nothing like Holes.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Guaranteed Success Not a Match for "Holes" -- a review by Chris, age 11
After his visit at Camp Green Lake, Armpit (Theodore) returns home to a family that is very overprotective. His life seems busy with all sorts of activities and people. After a while his old friend, X-ray (Rex), offers him an opportunity to increase the money in his bank account by 600 dollars. He only needs to put $600 on the line. "Don't worry, it's guaranteed" —X-ray. So they buy tickets to the Kaira DeLeon concert. They scalp the tickets. When they have sold all but two for $135 each Armpit asks a girl to go with him. All these events lead up to one big complicated romance, which takes off into events that resemble real life and its mysteries. This book seems to have been written by a completely different author. In Holes Stanley and Zero are stuck in a pit with scorpions and then everything bad happens, but Sachar turned it around in just about five pages. However this book could have had quite the turn around in two ways, but he decided to end it with Theodore sad as can be. This portrays a romance that ended the wrong way. Sachar could have easily done something else but decided not to. That drug related content was small and had nothing to do with the core of the book. The portrayed message was direct, but made no sense. What are kids supposed to do with "take small steps if you are a criminal?†That aspect of the book could have been better. In the beginning I longed for more description, but none came. This book was a poor sequel to "Holes" but an ok book on its own. If you are a very emotional person, this book is just enough to throw you over. If you are looking for a sad ending I would recommend "Stargirl" instead.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Not a small step in the plotline of "Holes"
When I finally got my hands on this book and got down to reading it, I couldn't stop. It's a really good sequel; it carries on two characters that we barely heard about in the first book. Armpit's and X-Ray's, a.k.a. Theodore and Rex, exploits are detailed in a humourous and true way. I really liked Armpit's viewpoint of how different races were viewed, and how he himself (with a criminal history) was viewed. I silently cheered everytime a person or family formed a new opinion of Armpit. I loved how Armpit treated Ginny like his little sister, and how a relationship developed with Kathy. A good book.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
good
this is a good sequel
