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Dusti Bowling
Bestselling and award-winning author Dusti Bowling delivers a moving and empowering middle grade novel that will keep readers riveted by its mysteries and action-packed plot, even as it sensitively addresses…
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"This story was everything I wanted it to be. Heartfelt, thoughtful, and most of all . . . full of hope. I loved it!" -Lindsay Currie, New York Times bestselling…
A novel about a girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of school, disability and friendship.
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One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot stranded after a plane crash in this gripping story of survival, friendship, and…
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Aven Green is the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling’s Life of a Cactus series. Now younger readers can also get to know Aven through her everyday adventures.
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Aven’s about to begin high school - with 3000 new kids to stare at her for being different. Can Aven manage to stay true to herself?
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When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and…
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Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong…
Set in the desert of Arizona, this novel is a gripping story about friendship, hope and finding the power we all have within ourselves.
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Aven Green is about to begin high school. In a year filled with confusion, humiliation, fears, loss and, maybe, love can Aven manage to stay true to herself?
Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping middle-grade novel in verse about a young girl struggling to stay alive after a climbing trip with her father goes…
"High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online." This sequel to the critically…
Aven Green was born without arms - and by age 13 has learned how to do almost everything without them. Hiding out in the library, she meets Connor, a boy…
Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl’s struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.
Now that third-grader Aven Green has retired from sleuthing, it’s time to conquer a whole new world: baking!
Winner of the 2017 Reading the West Book Award for Children’s Books. Aven Green was born without arms. After her dad takes a job running a dying Western theme park…
Age range 6 to 8
Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter…
Eight-year-old expert soccer player Aven Green learns to share the spotlight and be a good team player when her friend Sujata joins the team.
Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book. "Realistic, affirming, and uplifting…
John Wait
This first person account includes some of the most famous periods and places in our nation’s history, including the Dust Bowl, The Great Depression, World War II, Heathrow, Normandy, Le…
