Advantages: Well written and engaging with excellent characterisation and a good plot Disadvantages: Over too quickly! Abrupt ending which is not altogether satisfying
...comes up with the following small steps: . 1. Graduate High School 2. Get a job 3. Save his money 4. Avoid situations which might turn violent. And… 5. Loose the name ‘Armpit’ . These might sound like fairly simple and straight forward goals, but between his old Green Lake companion ‘X-ray’ with his ticket-touting, get-rich-quick schemes, his 10 year old disabled neighbour Ginny and the mysterious yet alluring rising pop star Kaira DeLeon all vying ... ...book, but be aware that Small Steps is much more of a straight up teen drama, whereas Holes had elements of fantasy interspersed, Small Steps creates most of it’s drama through the interplay between the characters and their developing relationships, rather than the action-driven plot of the first book. . Fortunately for the anyone who’s coming to this book afresh, Small Steps has been written in such a way that you don’t require any previous knowledge ...
Spiderkid 24.11.2009 (25.11.2009)
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Advantages: Great plot, Ideal for any age Disadvantages: £ Was expensive £
...five goals fro himself. Five small steps.
# Graduate High School
# Get a Job
# Save his money
# Avoid situations that might turn violent
# And lose the nickname Armpit
In this wonderful, funny and deeply satisfying novel by master storyteller Louis Sachar, Armpit finds all his steps becoming much bigger than he had anticipated. When he gets mixed up with his old friend X-Ray in a ticket scam, things look set to unravel. But this is only the ... ...longer book. For some reason, Small Steps has been classified as a 'Children's' book, but I beg to differ. I think anyone who enjoys a good story, with a decent plot, would enjoy this book. I f you have ever read or watched the film Holes, then I think this is a book for you. I would also definately recommend it to teenagers, as it hits that market between adult and child reads.
Overall a book for anyone aged 10 +
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