The main characters of this sweet story are Armpit and X-Ray. They were characters from Sachar's earlier book, Holes. This isn't a spin-off of Holes, but more like a side street.
Armpit has formed a friendship with a neighbor girl with cerebral palsy. She is quickly judged by her appearance and has learned to deal with prejudice by applying a straightforward approach. Armpit learns a bit from her when he faces similar prejudice.
There is a young pop star and some ticket scalping that tests the integrity and loyalty between X-Ray and Armpit.
Redemption and kindness are two big themes. There is some predictable stuff here about the dangers of racial profiling, but I really wish someone would have the courage to write about the tendencies for racial profiling. It's not like this stuff comes out of nowhere. It is correct and responsible to predict future behavior on past behavior. Just don't get swayed by hype and don't turn your brain off.
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