But Aven's about to discover she can do it all. Adopted at age two, Aven Green has lived most of her life in Kansas with her adoptive parents. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is followed by Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (2019), and a forthcoming chapter book series beginning with Aven Green Sleuthing Machine (expected 2021). 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. 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. 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. 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.
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