"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 returns to the desert to create another gripping
story about friendship, hope, and finding the power we all have within
ourselves. Now available in paperback!
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 friend Jessie, Rossi, and even Bo's
sidekick, Matthew. As they race against the clock hunting 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.