Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
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.
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Aven Green was born without arms and has always been pretty unbothered. When her parents take over a run-down Arizona theme park, she meets a boy with Tourette's and a small mystery in the park itself.
Yes. Dusti Bowling has written Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus and Across the Desert as related books in the same world. Each follows the protagonist Aven into different stages of life.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is middle grade, recommended for readers 9 to 13. The protagonist Aven was born without arms, and the novel handles disability with humor and confidence.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus was written by Dusti Bowling, published in 2017 by scholastic.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is 288 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.