Small Steps

     Small Steps was written by Louis Sachar, it is a realistic fiction book that is very like real life. It is basically in the series of Holes, the second book. Small Steps is about a black teenager named Theodore, his nickname is Arm Pit. Armpit recently got back from Camp Green Lake which was a juvenile correctional camp. Armpit faces a lot of challenges, such as racism, anger, nervousness in front of people, sweating, arguing with parents, and friends. Theodore has one really good friend, named Ginny. Her dad left her and her mom because Ginny had something wrong with her brain.  Ginny and Arm Pit takes small steps together.

     Small Steps is really interesting and really real situation. There is racist cops trying to arrest Arm Pit for something he didn't do. In the real world people are accused/judged by their skin color or race. Also people in the world have to go to therapy to help prevent something. This whole book can connect to the real world because it has reap problems, events, and shares.

      Small Steps is an inspirational book for me. I love how I can connect all this to real life. I also like he put real life problems and events that happen. I love the adjectives and his word choice. I wish that Louis Sachar gave more background on X-Ray. Overall this book was really good. It is 10 out of 10 for me. I suggest it for middle schools.

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