This book is about the life of a girl who loves rollerblading and joins a rough and tough roller derby group.
Roller Girl
By Victoria Jamieson
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 1 - 4 | n/a | 3.2 | 17705 |
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!
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Publisher: Dial Books
ISBN-13: 9780525429678
ISBN-10: 0525429670
Published on 3/10/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
Book Reviews (90)
This is a wonderful story about a young girl named Astrid that joins a roller derby camp in the summer after her mom takes her to a roller derby game. This is a very inspiring story.
i got this book from my school book fair and it is awesome i finished it the next day though i wish her books were longer............................
Rate: 5 stars
It is funny, happy, and determined, to make you like this book.
i so want this book!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like this book
the theme of the story was good i cant say that i would recommend it for younger kids though i say from 8-18 so 10 age difference anyway good story 5 stars
I must say, even though I'm not that interested in roller derby, I thought this was a great book. The illustrations were very good as well, and the writing was clever.
i also am excited about this bluebonnet it is about a girl named Astrid and her best friend Nicole and how all Astrid wants to be in a roller durby
This is a great book!! It's about a girl nammed Astrid and she is best frenids with a girl named Nichole and they were best frenids until they aren't.