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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
- Author
- Dusti Bowling
- Narrator
- Karissa Vacker
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs
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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 that 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 she'll have to answer the question over and over again.
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. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
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Details
- Author
- Dusti Bowling
- Narrator
- Karissa Vacker
- Duration
- 5 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2019
- ISBN
- 9781977345691
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs
Synopsis
The audio 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 friendship—all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. 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 that 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 she'll have to answer the question over and over again. 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. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
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