24 Hours in Nowhere (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781454929246)

"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily transport readers somewhere special." --School Library Journal (Starred review)

When you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere?

Author Dusti Bowling (Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus) returns to the desert to create a gripping story about friendship, hope, and finding the power we all have within ourselves.​

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.

Author: Dusti Bowling
ISBN-10: 1454929243
ISBN-13: 9781454929246
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2018
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196913 / 24 Hours in Nowhere

Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2018
BookPage 09/01/2018
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 112
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2018
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2018