Characters
She is the main character born with no arms.
Who is Aven Green?
the state her parents move to when her parents got a new job.
What is Arizona?
Aven shows this quality by learning to do things on her own.
What is Independence?
Aven and her family move so her parents can manage this.
What is Stagecoach Pass?
Aven does this Whenever someone asks her what happened to her arms.
what is tell different elaborate fake stories because her regular story is boring?
He becomes Aven's best friend and has Tourette Syndrome
who is Conner?
The western themed amusement park Aven's family now runs
What is stagecoach Pass?
The book explores how one can beyond this to see who someone really is.
what is disabilities?
Conner struggles with this condition which causes uncontrollable tics
What is Tourette's Syndrome?
These are the two sports and hobbies that Aven plays in her free time.
What is Soccer and guitar?
This person loves to hide out on the sidewalk and loves to read and can't control his eating habits
who is Zion?
The school Aven attends after moving to Arizona.
What is Desert Ridge Middle School?
The idea Aven had when she saw the 200 year old cactus on the hill, and realized her life is small compared to his? (also the message of the book)
What is Insignificant Events
The clues discovered at Stagecoach Pass and the storage room hint that she might learn more about this in the future.
What is where she came from/her birth family?
This is what Zion is insecure about and it makes him a nervous person all together.
What is being overweight?
This man is always getting orders wrong and has worked at then Soda Shop since the amusement Park opened
Who is Henry?
The place at Stagecoach Pass where Aven and her friends discover clues to her past.
What is the Museum/storage room?
This old saying was highlighted (expressed) when Aven's parents adopted her even though she had no arms and wanted her anyway.
"Don't judge a book by its cover"
Aven's parents adopted Aven from this state which she begins to explore and discover her family history
What is Arizona?
Aven keeps finding this one thing everywhere she goes at Stagecoach Pass, in the museum and in the storage shed.
What are Tarantulas?
This person is never seen by any staff members, and has an unhealthy obsession with tarantulas.
The place Aven found comforting when it was lunchtime her first few weeks of school.
What is the bathroom?
Conner, Aven, and Zion start to understand this about themselves and with each other as they become closer friends, despite their disabilities and differences.
What is acceptance?
Henry and the accountant keeps hinting that they never get to see this person, and then Aven realizes this person's portrait was missing in the Museum.
Who is Joe Cavanaugh and his family?
This is the reason Conner never eats around Aven and keeps rejecting her invitations to eat dinner at her house and ice cream.
What is spitting while he eats?