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by Dusti Bowling

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Bright 13-year-old Gus dreams of escaping Nowhere, Arizona, where he's tormented by bully Bo Taylor. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, rescues him by relinquishing her prized dirt bike. Gus agrees to do anything to get it back--even if it means going into a deadly mine to hunt for gold. 7/8.

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"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special." --School Library Journal (Starred review)

When you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere?

Author Dusti Bowling (Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus) returns to the desert to create a gripping story about friendship, hope, and finding the power we all have within ourselves.​

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 to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by his old friends Jessie Navarro and Matthew Dufort, and Rossi herself. As they hunt for treasure, narrowly surviving everything from cave-ins to mountain lions, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is--and they realize this adventure just may be their way out.

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  • Title 24 Hours in Nowhere
  • Author Dusti Bowling
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Union Square Kids
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781454929246 / 1454929243
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 610
  • Themes
    • Geographic Orientation: Arizona
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Treasure troves
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Booklist, 09/01/2018, Page 112
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2018, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/08/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 05/01/2018, Page 80
  • Shelf Awareness, 11/26/2018, Page 0

About the author

Dusti Bowling holds a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of Education, but eventually realized that her true passion was writing. The author of the IndieNext pick Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, she currently lives in with her husband, three daughters, one bobcat, a pack of coyotes, a couple of chuckwallas, several rattlesnakes, and a few herds of javelina.
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