Dusti Bowling
Author
Series
Life of a cactus volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
New friends and a mystery help Aven, 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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere's biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue--but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees...
4) Dust
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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 tries to help as she struggles to breathe.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"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 rescue from a bestselling and award-winning author. Twelve-year-old Jolene spends every day she can at the library watching her favorite livestream: The Desert Aviator, where twelve-year-old "Addie Earhart" shares her adventures flying an ultralight plane over the desert. While...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"Aven knows she's an expert baker of cakes and cookies since she's been baking with her mom for a really long time. Plus no one bakes quite like she does. She cracks eggs with her feet and measures sugar and flour with her feet (plus measuring cups), since she was born without arms. And now Aven has her eye on the prize: a beautiful blue ribbon for baking at the county fair. So she teams up with her friends Kayla, Emily, and Sujata. But it turns out...
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 1
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a whole month, cracking such cases as The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First her teacher's lunch bag disappears. Then Aven's great-grandma's dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms, all the "arm" cells went to her super-powered brain instead. (That's her theory.)"--
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 3
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Aven Green is despondent when she does not master the piano in one day, but with new inspiration from guitarist Mr. Tom, who is armless like her, along with a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven learns she does not need to be perfect to perform.