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Insignificant events in the life of a cactus / Dusti Bowling.
New friends and a mystery help Aden, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.
Record details
- ISBN: 1454932996 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781454932994 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 262 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sterling Children's Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes discussion questions. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 10.95 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | J FIC Bowli | 31681020126702 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Thirteen-year-old Aven was born without arms and has trouble fitting in at her new school after her parents take a job at a dying western theme park, but she makes a new friend in a fellow disabled boy who helps her solve a mystery at the park. - Grand Central PubâAven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned.â âSchool Library Journal (Starred review)
The paperback edition of the bestselling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendshipâall while solving a mystery in a western theme park.
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Aven 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. 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 sheâll have to answer the question over and over again.
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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. Itâs hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Avenâs about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
Autumn 2017 Kidsâ Indie Next Pick
Junior Library Guild Selection
Library of Congress's 52 Great Reads List 2018
 - SterlingAven Green was born without armsâso when her dad takes a job running a dying western theme park in Arizona, she knows sheâll become the center of unwanted attention at her new school. But she bonds with Connor, a classmate with his own disability to conquer. Then they discover a room at the park that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. Can Aven face her fears, solve a mystery, and help her friend, too?
