Stanley Yelnats, the hero of Holes, isn't even mentioned by name, although there is a sly reference to him: Armpit has been sent a free case of Sploosh, the deodorant invented by Stanley's dad, and he sprays it on his feet and armpits every day.Īrmpit is an intriguing character. X-Ray drives around Austin in a rusty Honda Civic, making a nuisance of himself. Armpit lives with his parents and works for a landscape gardener, digging yet more holes, while trying to catch up with the schooling that he's missed. They have both moved to Austin, Texas (which is also Sachar's home). Small Steps isn't exactly a sequel to Holes, but features two minor characters from the book, Theodore and Rex, aka Armpit and X-Ray it picks up their stories a couple of years after their escape from the Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility. In the past few years, Sachar has written the screenplay for the movie of Holes and published a companion guide to the book, complete with tips on digging the perfect hole, but waited until now to write another novel.
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