Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years
since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre
and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is
working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging
holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper
romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when
there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel,
Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters, and is learning
what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is
never the wrong choice.
'Has Sachar's familar ease, intelligence, humour, suspense and humanity.' Sunday Times 'Readers of the first novel will not be disappointed as the story is as compelling as the first... sure to entrance readers.' Bookseller Children's Buyers Guide 'A pacy adventure, which leaves you cheering Armpit all the way to the finish line.' Good Book Guide 'Has a lot to recommend it - funny dialogue, a fast-moving story, some emotive scenes, an interesting central character.' Guardian
Louis Sachar, 1954 geboren in East Meadow, New York, lebt mit Frau und Tochter in Kalifornien. Er studierte Ökonomie und Jura und arbeitete als Anwalt, bis seine Kinderbücher so erfolgreich waren, dass er sich ganz aufs Schreiben verlegen konnte. Mit 'Löcher' gelang ihm einer der größten internationalen Jugendbuch-Bestseller des vergangenen Jahrhunderts; das Buch wurde außerdem mit zwei der renommiertesten amerikanischen Jugendliteraturpreise ausgezeichnet: der Newberry Medal und dem National Book Award.
