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Roll with It

AUTHOR Sumner, Jamie
PUBLISHER Turtleback (09/01/2020)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Prebound)

Description
"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." --R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder
"An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.

Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.

But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid--she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!

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Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781663629456
ISBN-10: 1663629455
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 272
Carton Quantity: 0
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities
Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Grade Level: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 0
Point Value: 0
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: FIC
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"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." --R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder
"An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.

Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.

But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid--she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!

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