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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
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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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Roller skating, Juvenile fiction, Graphic novels, Fiction, Roller derby, Best friends, Comic books, strips, Friendship, Newbery Honor, Comic books, strips, etc., Friendship, fiction, Roller skating, fiction, Children's fiction, Patinaje sobre ruedas, Libros de caricaturas, tiras comicas, Amistad, Ficcion juvenil, Spanish language materials, Cartoons and comics, Mejores amigos, nyt:paperback-graphic-books=2015-04-12, New York Times bestseller, Newbery honor, Nyt:paperback-graphic-books=2015-04-12, New york times bestseller, award:Newbery_award, lexile:440, lexile_range:401-500, lexile_code:GN, age:min:8, age:max:11, grade:min:4, grade:max:7People
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Roller Girl
2015, Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Paperback
in English
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0803740166 9780803740167
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The rollergirl turn: The Best Girl
17 nov, Scholastic
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in English
- Pauline Nacul
0545934974 9780545934978
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Roller Girl is a young adult graphic novel written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2015. It is set in contemporary Portland, Oregon and details how the hero, Astrid, becomes a roller derby skater. It was named a Newbery Honor book in 2016.
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