Roller Girl: A graphic novel (Paperback)

Victoria Jamieson (Author)

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Roller Girl: A graphic novel

Roller Girl: A graphic novel

£7.99 £4.00

Roller Girl: A graphic novel

£7.99 £4.00
"There are so many incredible things about this book: it is the perfect distillation of what it means to grow up in pre-Teen years, how it feels to drift apart from friends and the fear of new situations – all handled with a light touch and sense of humour, through both text and illustration style." - Waterstones Children's Buyer Florentyna Martin

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.

This spiky, winning graphic novel captures the bittersweetness of finding a new passion and saying goodbye to your former, more uncertain self.' - The New York Times
 
'A wonderful story about friendship, self-belief and seriously awesome girls!' - Robin Stevens
 
Roller Girl received a Newbury Medal Honour in 2016, an award that recognises the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
  • Publisher: Dial
  • ISBN: 9780141378992
  • Pages: 240
  • Weight: 0.41
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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