Dorothy's List is VPR's book club for kids! Each month we highlight a book nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. We visit schools and libraries where the book is being read, check out how young readers are interacting with the book and relay students' questions to the author.
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Dorothy's List is VPR's book club for kids! Each month we highlight a book nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. We visit schools and libraries where the book is being read, check out how young readers are interacting with the book and relay students' questions to the author.
Dorothy's List: Teen Navigates Life Without Arms In 'Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus'
Dorothy's List
10 minutes
6 years ago
Dorothy's List: Teen Navigates Life Without Arms In 'Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus'
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had no arms? How would you eat? Or write? Or turn the pages of a book? Those are some of the everyday challenges facing 13-year-old Aven Green, the main character in Dusti Bowling’ s novel Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus .
Dorothy's List
Dorothy's List is VPR's book club for kids! Each month we highlight a book nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. We visit schools and libraries where the book is being read, check out how young readers are interacting with the book and relay students' questions to the author.
