Small Steps the Sequel to Holes

Have you ever wondered what happens at the end of a book? What happens to the other characters? Well, Small Steps written by Louis Sachar is just that. It is a sequel to his other book, Holes. It is a book that explains what happens to the other characters after the book Holes. Armpit, the protagonist in Small Steps, lives in Austin, Texas, sharing a duplex. He has an average job landscaping or digging holes. This is what he had done at Camp Green Lake, so he was very good at it. One day Armpit was digging when his friend from Camp Green Lake, X-ray, pulled in with an idea. He wanted to take part in a ticket-scalping enterprise. When it came down to the last two concert tickets, Armpit wanted them for himself.

X-ray gave the tickets to Armpit, but they were counterfeit. Armpit didn't know this. He took his neighbor Ginny, who he shares the duplex with, to the concert. At the concert, Ginny had a seizure because of the counterfeit concert tickets. These tickets just so happened to get them backstage where they met Kaira, the singer. Kaira felt bad so she took them backstage to see the show. Armpit and Kaira actually became good friends and Armpit was Kaira's boyfriend. Kaira flew Armpit out on a private jet they had sent him to go to Los Angels to see her. When he got there they went to get coffee and she got mad at him and left him. She ran back to the hotel and was ambushed by her manager. He beat her up with a bat and stabbed her bodyguard with a knife. As this was happening Armpit ran in and saved them although they were both severely injured. They both never got around to thanking Armpit but he was called the "Hero" all around the world for saving Kaira's life.