Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of “armage,” everything changes once again. She’s about to begin high school…with 3,000 new kids to stare at her. And no matter how much Aven tries to play it cool, nothing prepares her for the reality. In a year filled with confusion, humiliation, and just maybe love, can Aven manage to stay true to herself?
Title alpha Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
Category Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Pages Count 320
Genre Fiction
Topics People with disabilities. High schools. Friendship. Self-confidence. Adoption.
SRC Level 4.300000
SRC Points 11.000000
Lexile 550L
Trim Size 7 1/2" x 5"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-09-16
JLG Release Date Jan 2020
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.