Aven Green Sleuthing Machine

Name: Aven Green Sleuthing Machine
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Dusti Bowling
ISBN: 9798212222075

Author: Dusti Bowling

Series: Aven Green Stories #1

Narrator: Erica Sullivan

Unabridged: 1 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 07/26/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Mystery & Detective, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a really long time—a whole month! She has solved many important cases like The Mystery of the Cranky Mom, The Mystery of the Missing Ice Cream, and The Mystery of the Smelly Feet. Her record is nearly 100 percent, with only The Mystery of the Cereal in My Underpants remaining unsolved to this day.Aven asks all the right questions, wields her detective kit carefully, and follows up on every clue. Then her teacher’s lunch bag, with her lunch still in it, is taken, and Aven’s great-grandma’s beloved dog goes missing. Can this perceptive detective crack two cases at the same time?Luckily, Aven has a superpowered brain full of lots of extra brain cells to take on both cases. See, she was born without arms, so all of the cells that were supposed to make her arms went into making her brain instead. At least that’s her working theory for The Mystery of Why I Have So Many Extra Brain Cells.

About Dusti Bowling

Dusti Bowling is the award-winning, bestselling author of children’s fiction, including five stand-alone novels and novels in the Aven Green series and the Life of a Cactus series.

About Erica Sullivan

Erica Sullivan is a professional actress of both stage and screen and holds her MFA from the Yale School of Drama. She has spent over a decade as a Company Member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She has been busy in both the stage and screen world, and has also narrated nearly one hundred audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dusti on October 22, 2020

I can't wait for you all to meet eight-year-old Aven! She's something else!......more

Goodreads review by Darla on March 24, 2021

This chapter book series is off to a promising start. Aven Green's voice is reminiscent of Clementine, Judy Moody, and Just Grace. There is lots of humor (including a smidgeon of bathroom humor which is always a crowd-pleaser) and some great vocabulary building. A fantastic introduction to life with......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on August 11, 2023

I don’t usually review books that I read with my kids but sometimes they are too good not to share. I’ve read all the characters: Ivy & Bean, Ramona, Judy B Jones-we’ve tried them all. No one compares to Aven Green. Aven was born with no arms. She lives with her parents who adopted her as a toddler......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on December 22, 2023

I love this series. Starting from the writing itself! What can I say about the adult characters?! They are so wholesome and kind and patient which you won’t find in most middle grade books. I can tell the main character is so relatable when it comes to this age. Most of us didn’t skip this childhood......more

Goodreads review by Jennybeast on June 24, 2021

I loved Aven in Insignificant Events, but this younger version doesn't charm me -- she's kind of bratty and obnoxious. I particularly didn't enjoy her not-so-subtle comments about kids she thinks aren't as smart as her. Perhaps a younger audience will enjoy her adventures, but despite the appealing......more

Quotes

“For Aven, having no arms hasn’t stopped her from living life to the absolute max! Young readers will laugh aloud at Aven’s funny reactions to queries about what happened to her arms…[and] will be intrigued by the practical skills she has perfected…A recommended purchase.”

School Library Journal (starred review)

“Unapologetically smart and refreshingly confident in her abilities, this super-sleuth extraordinaire is a joy to tag along with.”

Booklist

“Peppered with humorous malapropisms and leaps of kid logic…a showcase for Aven’s precocious personality…witty, stubborn, and self-confident.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Bowling centers earnest Aven’s quirky wit, determination, and earnestness, introducing an exuberant adoptee whose disability does not exist to serve the plot.”

Publishers Weekly