Realistic Fiction
257 pages

Armpit is back home, 2 years after Camp Green Lake where he was “rehabilitated” after a fight.  He’s doing all the right things–working hard at his summer job, following the rules, and protecting his friend Ginny who has cerebral palsy but still sees right into Armpit’s true self.  It’s not his fault that his old friend X-Ray gets him fake tickets for the concert or that he falls for the lead singer in the band.  Theodore still has to prove that he’s the good guy.

I would recommend this book to any middle school reader.  It’s not new (published in 2006 after Holes), but the story stands the test of time.  There is a sweet romance, a bit of a mystery and honest characters who connect on many levels.