![]() ![]() But Aven's about to discover she can do it all. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. In Dusti Bowlings Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Sterling 2017), which recently garnered an SLJ star review, protagonist Aven Green moves from Kansas to Arizona when her dad takes a job as the manager of the Stagecoach Pass theme park. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. Author Dusti Bowling’s lovely forthcoming middle grade novel, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, tells the story of Aven Green, a young girl who was born without arms. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned." -School Library Journal (Starred review)Īven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. ![]()
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