Short Synopsis
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.

Full Synopsis
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.

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. 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.

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. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.

"Charming and memorable. An excellent choice for middle grade collections and classrooms." -School Library Journal Starred Review

"[Bowling] lets warm but not gooey sentiment wash over the close to a tale that is not about having differences, but accepting them in oneself and others." -Booklist Starred Review

"[The book's] portrayal of characters with rarely depicted disabilites is informative, funny, and supportive." -Kirkus

“Narrator Karissa Vacker memorably introduces Aven Green, an inspiring 12-year-old who was born without arms.” ---AudioFile

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