Louis Sachar "Small Steps"

When last we met this teenager nicknamed Armpit, he was at Camp Green Lake, along with a bunch of other teen offenders, digging holes, in Louis Sachar’s bestselling book for young readers called Holes. Now, in Sachar’s book Small Steps, Armpit is back in his hometown of Austin, Texas, working as a landscaper. Still digging holes, but at least he’s doing honest work. That is, until his old Camp Green Lake buddy X-Ray shows up with a moneymaking scheme.