Name: Roller Girl
SKU: 48495012
Price: 511.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Victoria Jamieson
ISBN: 9780803740167

Type

Physical Book

Author

Victoria Jamieson

Publisher

Dial Books

Year

2015

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8x14x2.5 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9780803740167

Edition No.

Synopsis "Roller Girl "

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, perseverance, and girl power!

Victoria Jamieson

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Victoria Jamieson is an American author and illustrator specialized in graphic novels for children and young adults. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and has worked as a children's book designer, portrait artist on cruise ships, and tour guide at the Vatican museums. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her family.

Among her most notable works are "Roller Girl" (2015), which received an honor mention at the Newbery Awards, and "When Stars Are Scattered" (2020), co-written with Omar Mohamed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category. These graphic novels, set in the children and young adult genre, tackle themes such as friendship, perseverance, and the refugee experience.

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