Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Ratings9
Average rating4.1
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Ratings9
Average rating4.1
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.
Series
1 primary bookLife of a Cactus is a 1-book series first released in 2017 with contributions by Dusti Bowling.
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a lovely book about disabilities!
It would be a nice book to give to a child (8-13) to teach them about respecting people with disabilities (aka people are more than their disabilities)
I preordered the second book but found the audiobook for it already and I cant wait to listen to it tonight! :)
What an adorable story. This middle grade mystery is fast paced and character driven.
Aven has to move from the town in Kansas where she has spent her whole life (that she can remember) because her parents got a new job. Because she starts at a new school, she has to deal with re-introducing everyone to her disability (no arms). She is tough and resilient. She befriends a boy with Tourette's and an overweight boy. Together, they learn about the hard parts and good parts of friendship and get a little brave. And, they solve a mystery...but not the one they thought they were solving.
Setting: Kansas (nondescript), desert Arizona (some detail)
Characters: mostly children with disabilities but also adults pay supporting roles
POV character: young, female, adopted, no arms
Topics: disability, bullying, belonging, adoption (but the adopted child is not actively seeking birth parents)
Tone: curious, bold, lighthearted
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is a quick fun read. It made me laugh, it made me tear up, it made me think. I loved Aven, Conner and Zion. I can't wait to read the next book to share in more adventures with them.
(nothing wrong with it I'm just realizing I don't enjoy contemporary middle grade)
