Roller Girl

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Roller Girl was so much fun to read! The humor was contagious and I couldn't help but to laugh out loud. I like the friendship portion of this book as well. I loved the mother daughter relationship. I liked how Astrid's mom took her some places like the museum and as much as Astrid hated those places, she also armed with knowledge when she needed it. Astrid's true feelings on shopping and dresses was funny. I loved the illustrations. A definitely must read book, I highly recommended this story to everyone! Also, the story realistically dealt with how relationships like friendships are formed and broken, and how Astrid was gradually learning how she makes up for her mistakes.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-06-17 08:00:58 Boxid IA40137506 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This was an eye-opener for me especially with regard to the roller derby sport. I didn’t even understand what it was or how it worked before reading this. I’m still not a fan of the sport and I honestly don’t get the point, but I liked that Astrid was able to work at it consistently and eventually find success and community doing it. It also definitely improved her self-esteem overall. urn:lcp:rollergirl0000jami:epub:96690cec-5716-42dc-8419-1003bd531fca Foldoutcount 0 Identifier rollergirl0000jami Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4rk62w7q Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780803740167 Lccn 2014011310 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Cyrillic Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.6877 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-1200047 Openlibrary_edition If you like or love roller derby, this is a comic book you need to be reading. Hardcore derby fans will enjoy it. People who have seen Whip It a few times will like. Anyone who enjoys a fun comic book with strong female characters will enjoy it.

Twelve-year-old Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid signs up for roller derby camp, she assumes Nicole will too. But Nicole signs up for dance camp with a new friend instead, and so begins the toughest summer of Astrid's life. There are bumps and bruises as Astrid learns who she is without Nicole...and what it takes to be a strong, tough roller girl.

Pamela Ribon is a screenwriter (Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Bears), performer, TV writer, comic book writer, best-selling novelist, and a Film Independent Directing Lab Fellow. Jamieson snatches moral victory from the jaws of athletic defeat with warmth, satirical wit, and old-fashioned silliness." — SLJ From the Publisher That is AWESOME! It is wonderful to see that just because you want it, just because you work your butt off for it, just because you think you deserve it...that doesn't mean you'll get it. You'll get a lot of other stuff along the way, though - Astrid does reap rewards - and hopefully you'll learn to appreciate the journey more than the goal. Roller Girl wasn't the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Honor—that was Cece Bell's El Deafo in 2015—but it duplicated the feat only a year later. Victoria Jamieson had illustrated for other authors and done a few picture books of her own, but Roller Girl put her squarely on the map in children's literature. She had become one of the best at appealing to reluctant readers with her spunk and colorful sense of style.But she was also really interesting and it was quite realistic to see her change. From not knowing what to do, to be unsure about herself, to rising up and coming out a stronger version of herself. and perhaps my favorite: in her bio, the author, a bona fide roller girl herself, divulges her own alias: Winnie the Pow! Bravo a la autora, por tan hermosa historia, gracias por darnos una protagonista de descendencia latina, por darnos una protagonista que es hija única, hija de una madre soltera.