Roller Girl
A Newbery Honor Book
Parents Magazine’s
A Parents Magazine Pick of Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Recommended Book for Young Readers
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year
A 2020 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in Books for Middle Grade
A 2020 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in Middle Grade Books
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book for Children
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Children
Winner of a Texas Bluebonnet Award
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 -- now adapted for audio -- 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, perseverance, and girl power!
Performed by Almarie Guerra, with Jesse Bernstein, Ron Butler, Abigail Caro, Robbie Daymond, Giordan Diaz, Em Eldridge, Christopher Gebauer, Kim Mai Guest, Kirby Heyborne, Hillary Huber, Rachel Jacobs, Jorjeana Marie, Kathleen McInerney, Alex McKenna, Cassandra Morris, P.J. Ochlan, Adenrele Ojo, Georgette Perna, Kate Reinders, Tara Sands, Monika Felice Smith, and Bahni Turpin
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