6/6/2023 0 Comments Dusti bowling cactus series![]() ![]() The kids’ disabilities never overshadow who they are, but they are also never pushed to the back. It’s the same with Connor’s Tourette’s – the challenges of being a person who barks and spits food when he eats are never ignored. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus never lets you forget Aven has no arms – the author makes sure to remind you that Aven eats cheetos with her toes or puts pants on with a hook. ![]() Connor has Tourette syndrome, also known as Tourette’s, and the two kids bond over their differences. However, she’s not long at her new school before she meets Connor. She dreads moving from her home town, where everyone knows her, to a whole new place and school full of people staring at her, wondering how she eats or puts on pants with no arms. Aven thinks her dad has gone crazy when he announces that the family are going to move toArizona and manage a run-down old country-and-western theme park. ![]()
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