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  Two
years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is
home in Austin trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard
when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from
you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year
old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take
small steps. And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray,
a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick
scheme. This leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation,
Kaira DeLeon, and suddenly his life spins out of control.
In his first major
novel since Holes, critically acclaimed novelist
Louis Sachar uses his signature wit combined with a unique
blend of adventure and deeply felt characters to explore issues
of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections
that determine a person’s life, and what it takes to stay
on course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice–but
a small step in the right direction. [ read
an excerpt ]
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