Behind Connor’s Drumbeats: Dusti Bowling on Portraying Tourette’s in ‘The Beat I Drum’ Award-winning author Dusti Bowling discusses her new novel The Beat I Drum, which spotlights Connor Bradley's experience with Tourette syndrome.

[3/3] My favorite moment? When Dusti reveals her first book got 116 rejections before becoming the beloved "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus." Never give up, writers! ✨

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Behind Connor’s Drumbeats: Dusti Bowling on Portraying Tourette’s in ‘The Beat I Drum’ Award-winning author Dusti Bowling discusses her new novel The Beat I Drum, which spotlights Connor Bradley's experience with Tourette syndrome.

[1/3] Just dropped a heartwarming conversation with Dusti Bowling on the Growing Readers Podcast! 🎙️

We talked about her new book, The Beat I Drum, where Connor (from the Life of a Cactus series) gets his own story.

#MiddleGradeBooks #KidLit #TheBeatIDrum

@DustiBowling has done it again with #TheBeatIDrum, companion to #InsignificantEvents and #MomentousEvents… Connor finds his own way with Tourette’s Syndrome, and his story is a must read! Thanks for sharing with #bookposse! @unionsquarekids