https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y Take some time to write about what the author's message is. I think you have several choices, and as long as you can justify your thinking with evidence, I don't think you could be wrong. Go with it. en-us 2021-01-04 19:58:04 UTC 2025-11-08 19:18:22 UTC hello@padlet.com tracyholland1 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053580699 Here is the link to the author's web page - the second book is called Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, Mrs. Young might have it if you want to read more about Aven. ]]> 2021-01-04 20:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053580699 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053673769  I think the authors message was to stick with your dreams and even though you have disadvantages, you can still do them. Like Aven. She has no arms and she can do the same things that everyone else can do. ]]> 2021-01-04 20:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053673769 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053762280  I think the author's message is to never give up because aven can do so many things that people with arms can do but all she does is try it a different way.]]> 2021-01-04 21:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053762280 s082220 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053995673 I love Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus because Aven  has so much personality and i love how the author tells the story. Also I love that she does not give up when thing get hard.]]> 2021-01-05 00:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1053995673 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1054064676 The author's message is that, You should look around you and see if there are other people who are in a difficult position and are in need you should help. because Aven wrote a blog about doing the exact same thing and when she met Zion she didn't just ignore him like other people did, she actually had a conversation with him and they eventually they became friends.]]> 2021-01-05 00:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1054064676 s082725 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1054099771 There were very many important messages in this story! A very key  one is 'you can do anything you put your mind to'. I think this because Aven could have given up so many times throughout the story, when Connor and her got in a fight, when her parents wouldn't tell her about her biological parents, and even when she simply couldn't button her jeans. But she didn't, she kept on going.]]> 2021-01-05 01:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1054099771 s080604 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1055931241 There is a main theme in the story. One of them is friendship. Aven, Conner, and Zion all are great friends, and even though they get into fights, they still band together and become great friends. ]]> 2021-01-05 15:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1055931241 s082643 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1055945307 I think the author's message is you can do anything no matter disable or able. you can do anything]]> 2021-01-05 15:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1055945307 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1056000951 It doesn't matter who you are ]]> 2021-01-05 15:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1056000951 s088179 https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1057727105 I think that the message that the author is trying tell us is that there is always a way no matter how hard is might seem because Avan can do everything that you can do and maybe more it justs takes more time that usual.  ]]> 2021-01-05 23:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tracyholland1/o6b2bjnywx80521y/wish/1057727105