Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
Jamieson, V. (2015). Roller girl. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers.
When Astrid's mom takes her and her best friend, Nicole, to a roller derby game of the Rose City Rollers one Friday night, Astrid is instantly mesmerized. And when her mom mentions that they are offering a junior roller derby camp this summer, Astrid immediately starts fantasizing about how great it will be being a roller girl with her best friend. Of course there's one problem, Nicole doesn't want to go to roller derby camp. She is planning on going to dance camp this summer with Astrid's worst enemy, Rachel. Nervous and unsure of herself, Astrid decides to go forward with her plans and join the Rosebuds, because after all she has big dreams of being a roller girl just like her favorite Roller, Rainbow Bite. As it turns out, roller derby is a lot harder and a lot more work than Astrid had imagined. She's constantly falling, covered in bruises, and basically just embarrassing herself on the court. Between her troubles at camp and her dissolving relationship with her best friend, Astrid is overcome with emotions. Her coach is encouraging though and after talking with some of the other girls she realizes that they all had a rough start. With lots of practice, a new friend, and some words of advice from her idol, Astrid shows much improvement and and ends up learning a lot about not only roller derby, but herself as well. The themes of girl power, believing in yourself, and never giving up are strong in this book. This 2016-2017 Bluebonnet Award nominee and Newbery Honor book will be a big hit with middle grade (5-8) graphic novel fans.
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