24 Hours in Nowhere

$8.48 ~~$16.95~~ In stock

SIGNED BOOKPLATE

Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere’s biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue—but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike. Determined to buy it back, Gus agrees to go searching for gold in Dead Frenchman Mine, joined by an old friend, one of Bo’s cronies, and Rossi herself. As they race to find the treasure before the most important biking competition Nowhere has ever had, they bond over shared stories of how hard life in Nowhere is—and they realize this adventure just may be their way out. Author Dusti Bowling (Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus) returns to the desert to create a gripping story about friendship, hope, and finding the power we all have within ourselves.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Owen ★★★★★ Sep 8, 2026

The signed bookplate was tucked in securely, a nice touch for a collector like me. Gus’s story pulled me in right away, and the way the desert town feels almost like another character made the whole read stick with me.

Olivia ★★★★★ Sep 7, 2026

I tore through this in one sitting—Gus’s voice is so real and the desert setting pulls you right in, even if Nowhere sounds like the last place you’d want to be. The signed bookplate was tucked in clean and makes it feel like a keeper for my shelf.

Robert A. ★★★★★ Aug 24, 2026

Gus feels like a real kid, not a plot device, and the way his struggle to escape Nowhere unfolds kept me turning pages past midnight. The signed bookplate was a nice touch, but honestly the story itself is what makes this worth owning.