# Across the Desert - Hardcover

by **Dusti Bowling** (Author)

**One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot stranded after a plane crash in this gripping story of survival, friendship, and rescue from a bestselling and award-winning author.  
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Twelve-year-old Jolene spends every day she can at the library watching her favorite livestream: _The Desert Aviator_, where twelve-year-old "Addie Earhart" shares her adventures flying an ultralight plane over the desert. While watching this daring girl fly through the sky, Jolene can dream of what it would be like to fly with her, far away from her own troubled home life where her mother struggles with a narcotic addiction. And Addie, who is grieving the loss of her father, finds solace in her online conversations with Jolene, her biggest--and only--fan.

Then, one day, it all goes wrong: Addie's engine abruptly stops, and Jolene watches in helpless horror as the ultralight plummets to the ground and the video goes dark. Jolene knows that Addie won't survive long in the extreme summer desert heat. With no one to turn to for help and armed with only a hand-drawn map and a stolen cell phone, it's up to Jolene to find a way to save the Desert Aviator. Packed with adventure and heart, _Across the Desert_ speaks to the resilience, hope, and strength within each of us.

_Don't miss Dusti Bowling's new novel,_ Dust_, available for preorder now._

### Author Biography

**Dusti Bowling** is the bestselling author of _Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus,_ _24 Hours in Nowhere_, _Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus_, and_The Canyon's Edge._ Dusti holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and lives in Arizona with her husband, three daughters, a dozen tarantulas, a gopher snake named Burrito, a king snake name Death Noodle, and a cockatiel named Gandalf the Grey.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.11 x 7.89 x 5.66 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 12, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Across the Desert

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.2

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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