Dusti Bowling is the award-winning, Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of ten middle grade and chapter books. Her books have garnered fifteen starred reviews and have won multiple awards including the Reading the West Award, the Sakura Medal, a Golden Kite Honor, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and have been nominated for over fifty state awards (having won several). Her books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and have been named best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bank Street College of Education, A Mighty Girl, Shelf Awareness, and many more.

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"* Deploying melodic prose that sings with the trademark melancholy and yearning of a country song, Bowling crafts a distinctive, nuanced protagonist in Canyon, whose gentle first-person POV guides readers to an emotionally satisfying resolution." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"An empowering story about boys and men learning to reinvent themselves in the wake of pain and tragedy." --Kirkus Reviews

"This story of chasing impossible dreams will likely resonate with many readers." --School Library Journal

"A quick read. . . . Ends on a high note." --Booklist

"Bowling's latest offering charges into the world of competition in a way that can captivate even those uninterested in the sport. . . Authentic and compassionate." --BCCB