INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CACTUS
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 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.
DUSTI BOWLING
Dusti Bowling is the award-winning, bestselling author of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, 24 Hours in Nowhere, The Canyon's Edge, and the forthcoming Across the Desert and Aven Green chapter book series.
Dusti's books have won the Reading the West Award, the Sakura Medal, a Golden Kite Honor, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and have been nominated for over thirty state awards. Her books are Junior Library Guild Selections and have been named best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bank Street College of Education, A Mighty Girl, Shelf Awareness, and many more. Dusti currently lives in New River, Arizona with her husband, three daughters, a dozen tarantulas, a gopher snake named Burrito, a king snake name Death Noodle, and a cockatiel named Gandalf the Grey.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 13 años.
BOWLING DUSTI
Dusti Bowling es una escritora estadounidense especializada en literatura juvenil. Es conocida por sus novelas que abordan temas de amistad, identidad y superación, con personajes entrañables y escenarios únicos.
Entre sus libros más destacados están:
- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017 , que sigue la historia de una niña sin brazos que enfrenta nuevos desafíos en su vida.
- Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus 2019 , la continuación de la historia de Aven Green.
- 24 Hours in Nowhere 2018 , una aventura ambientada en el desierto de Arizona.
- The Canyon's Edge 2020 , una novela sobre supervivencia y resiliencia.
- Across the Desert 2021 , que explora la valentía y la amistad en un entorno hostil.
Sus libros han sido reconocidos con premios como el Reading the West Award y el Golden Kite Honor, y han sido seleccionados por la Junior Library Guild. Bowling vive en Eagar, Arizona, con su familia y una colección de animales de granja
