This week I have been reading "Small Steps", the sequel to "Holes" and I really like it. It is completely different than "Holes" because instead of focusing on Stanley Yelnats, they focus on Armpit and X-ray. I'm at a point in the book where Armpit has denied getting into a business with X-ray for scalping tickets (selling them after the concert has been sold out for a much higher price. The only problem for X-ray is that the tickets already cost a fortune to begin with. Thats where I left off for this week.
My favorite character in the book so far would have to be Armpit. He is the only person from Camp Green lake that actually learned his lesson. He used to steal, but he now has a job as a landscaper, digging out large area's for a good 10$ an hour. X-ray is still into getting money fast for as little work possible, and so he went into the "consumer" marketing, where scalping is illegal. As you could say, all the digging in Camp Green lake actually prepared him for a career.
My least favorite character would have to be Tatiana. She's so selfish and when Armpit and her break up she looks for ways to embarrass him. Being a celebrity doesn't help either. When he goes to work and can't get back in time for one of their dates, she breaks up with him. Now, other than that being a major overreaction, she pretty much yells it and storms out, leaving Armpit to suffer the crowds. Even when tries to apologize, where there was no reason to, she would not accept, maybe because she was brought up rich and spoiled, and turned out a colossal brat.
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