With a cast of likeable characters and quirky humour, readers young and old are likely to find this an inspiring and charming read. The book seizes every opportunity to challenge a negative attitude or bust a stereotype, whether around gender, disability, race, family structure or adoption. Both are handled sensitively, having clearly been well researched and supporting a healthy "can do" message. It’s pleasing to see rarely depicted conditions like Tourette’s and limblessness. Together, they have a mystery to solve, as the theme park conceals some surprising secrets… Moving to Arizona and being a newbie, however, brings new challenges. Thankfully, she forms powerful friendships with Connor (who has Tourettte’s Syndrome) and Zion (who’s overweight). Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of armage, everything changes once again. She’s always gone to school with the same friends, and her adoptive parents have ensured she’s felt able to do pretty much anything, just finding a different way to do it. When I was little, a kid pointed at me on the playground and shouted, Her arms fell off then ran away screaming in terror to his mom, who had to cuddle. The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school. Aven’s dad has just been offered a new job, managing a rundown theme park, so the family must move from their Kansas home.Īven, who has no arms, has never lacked confidence.
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