CHAPTER BOOK REVIEW: Aven Green, Soccer Machine by Dusty Bowling
REVIEW
Aven loves to play soccer. Having no arms doesn't slow her down at all. In this fourth volume of the younger Aven series (she shows up as an 8th & 9th grader in Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus & Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus), Aven works to become team captain. With her father as the team coach, Aven figures she's got it made. But her unwillingness to share her ball skills and her tendency to boss around her teammates leaves her out when her father chooses her friend Kayla to be team captain. Her disappointment leads her to quit the team until she realizes just what it means to part of a team. Aven's enthusiasm makes her easy to root for in each of her adventures but she makes plenty of mistakes that lead to problems that need to be solved. Aven's disability doesn't stop her from doing things that her friends do, she just has to do them a bit differently. Thankfully Aven's family and friends are there to help her when she needs them. A fabulous series for young readers that highlights a main character who is differently abled but who struggles with many of the same things that most children do: sharing, being part of a team, listening to others, etc. A great addition to the series.
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