Roller Girl
2015 • 240 pages
Ratings17
Average rating4.1
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Ratings17
Average rating4.1
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, perseverence, and girl power!
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Quick cute read about a 12-year-old girl joining roller derby and growing apart from her best friend. I read it basically in one sitting. The facial expressions are great and I love how the derby information is accurate, as a skater myself! This is more mid-grade than I usually read, but I'd definitely recommend it for kids in that age range!
Very cute graphic novel about an aspiring roller derby player. I love that Astrid struggles. I don't love that for her, but I love what it shows the reader. That's something my own kids struggle with, putting in the work. I feel like this graphic novel does a good job showing that growth over time. Artwork is very cute and the location is very clearly defined. It definitely felt super Portland as I was reading it.
