It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. 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. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.īut 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. 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. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. , 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.Įllie's a girl who tells it like it is. Kirkus Reviews described her first middle grade novel, Roll with It, as an honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up. Through it all, from thrift store deep dives to disastrous dance routines, she begins to form her own definition of beauty and what it means to really be seen.'A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome.' -R.J. More books from this author: Jamie Sumner. So it’s up to Ellie to figure out a way to do it on her own terms and make sure her friendships don’t fall apart along the way.

3,883 Ratings The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town. Resources and Downloads Roll with It By Jamie Sumner LIST PRICE 7.99 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster.

There’s only one problem: the director of the pageant seems determined to put Ellie and her wheelchair front and center.

She is also the author of the nonfiction books UNBOUND with Faithwords/Hachette and EAT, SLEEP. But what’s she supposed to do when Coralee asks her to enter a beauty pageant, and their other best friend, Bert, volunteers to be their manager? Then again, how else is she going to get through this summer with her dad, who barely knows her, while her mom is off on her honeymoon with Ellie’s amazing gym teacher? Ellie decides she has nothing to lose. Jamie Sumner is the author of the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels ROLL WITH IT (2019), TUNE IT OUT (2020), ONE KID'S TRASH (2021), and THE SUMMER OF JUNE (coming May 2022) with six more to follow from Atheneum/Simon & Schuster. They’re Coralee’s thing, and Ellie is happy to let her talented friend shine in the spotlight. In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Jamie Sumner’s acclaimed and beloved middle grade novel Roll with It, Ellie finds her own way to shine.Įllie is so not the pageant type.

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