{"product_id":"24-hours-in-nowhere-9781454929246","title":"24 Hours in Nowhere","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(Starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Dusti Bowling (\u003ci\u003eInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cb\u003e returns to the desert to create a gripping story about friendship, hope, and finding the power we all have within ourselves.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDusti 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 \u003ci\u003eInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, \u003c\/i\u003eshe 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527620104466,"sku":"9781454929246","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_543cd78b-a8e0-4f2d-bee2-06274acfc092.jpg?v=1731308705","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/24-hours-in-nowhere-9781454929246","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}