Roller Girl (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780525429678)

The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby--perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile

For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first roller derby bout (and junior high ) draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she is strong enough to handle the bout, a lost friendship, and middle school... in short, strong enough to be a roller girl.

In this graphic novel debut that earned a Newbery Honor and five starred reviews, real-life derby girl Victoria Jamieson has created an inspiring coming-of-age story about friendship, perseverance, and girl power

Author: Victoria Jamieson
ISBN-10: 0525429670
ISBN-13: 9780525429678
Publisher: Dial Books
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.44h x 6.41w x 1.06d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 173345 / Roller Girl

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 04/07/2015
New York Times Book Review 05/10/2015 pg. 21
PW Best Children's Books 11/02/2015 pg. 48
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2015 pg. 34

About the Author
Victoria Jamieson received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked as a children's book designer before moving to Portland and becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. She maintains a not-so-secret identity as Winnie the Pow, skater with the Rose City Rollers roller derby league.