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Roller Girl Paperback – 18 September 2017
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Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for a summer camp, she's sure Nicole will be right by her side - until Nicole signs up for ballet camp instead, with Astrid's biggest rival. So begins the hardest summer of Astrid's life, as she struggles to stay on her skates, to learn who she is without Nicole . . . and to find out what it takes to be a strong, tough, awesome roller girl.
- Reading age9 - 11 years
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions20 x 13.1 x 1.46 cm
- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date18 September 2017
- ISBN-100141378999
- ISBN-13978-0141378992
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This spiky, winning graphic novel captures the bittersweetness of finding a new passion and saying goodbye to your former, more uncertain self ― New York Times
A refreshing, witty story of trying, failing, reinvention, ambition, team spirit and how to be a decent friend ― Guardian
Vivid and funny . . . The graphic format makes it fizz . . . And the contact sport of roller derby makes for a fascinating setting. Expressive, fearsomely physical and dominated by women, the author brilliantly conveys its appeal ― Observer
A note-perfect middle-grade story of friendships lost and rebuilt, wrapped up in lively graphic novel form. Astrid is a peach of a hero, a likeable misfit desperate to be a great skater like her idol. Her discovery that it's not as easy as it looks will resonate with anyone who's ever dreamed of glory and fallen flat on their face; her response to disappointment will lift the heart -- Susie Day, author of Pea's Book of Best Friends
Roller Girl's message of self-discovery, friendship, and perseverance will roll its way right into your heart -- Raina Telgemeier, bestselling author of Sisters
Full of charm . . . Don't let this one roll past ― Kirkus
Readers will stand up and cheer ― Publishers Weekly
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- Publisher : Puffin; 1st edition (18 September 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0141378999
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141378992
- Reading age : 9 - 11 years
- Dimensions : 20 x 13.1 x 1.46 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 28,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
I grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania, where I wrote and illustrated my first book in the third grade. SUPER COW! was a smash hit both with critics (my teacher) and collectors (my parents).
When I was twelve years old, my family moved to Florida. My parents tried to get me and my two brothers excited about our move by buying us season passes to Disney World. I loved watching the animators at work on the Backstage Tour, and I decided I wanted to work for Disney when I grew up.
I attended the Rhode Island School of Design, but soon found myself drawn back towards illustration instead of animation. After graduation and a slew of ill-fated careers (including a portrait artist on a Carnival Cruise ship and a conductor of illegal tours through the Vatican Museums), I began working as a book designer with a children's book publisher in New York.
I live in Pennsylvania with my husband, son, and surly cat Sharon.
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