Roller Girl

Roller Girl is a young adult graphic novel written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2015. It is set in contemporary Portland, Oregon and details how the hero, Astrid, becomes a roller derby skater. It was named a Newbery Honor book in 2016.

Roller Girl
AuthorVictoria Jamieson
Cover artistVictoria Jamieson
LanguageEnglish
Set incontemporary Portland, Oregon
PublisherPenguin Random House
Publication date
March 10, 2015
Pages240
Awards2016 Newbery Honor
ISBN9780525429678
WebsitePublisher's website

Plot summary

Astrid's mother takes her and her best friend, Nicole, on numerous "Evenings of Cultural Enrichment" which often confuse, bore, or inappropriately amuse the two girls; one night in fifth grade, they attend a roller derby match between the Oregon City Rollergirls and the Rose City Rollers. Astrid asks her mother's permission to attend the Rollers' Junior Roller Derby Camp that summer, assuming that Nicole will also join with her. Instead, Nicole chooses to attend dance camp with Astrid's longtime rival Rachel.

At camp, Astrid wonders if she can still be friends with Nicole; she later makes friends with Zoey, but struggles with her skating skills and jealousy over making the team.

Development

Jamieson attended her first roller derby match in 2008 and began to be involved with the Rollers after moving to Portland with her husband in 2009,[1] eventually joining under the derby nickname 'Winnie the Pow'.[2]

Reception

In 2016, the American Library Association named Roller Girl to its list of Newbery Honor winners, alongside Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Echo.[3]

References
  1. Victoria Jamieson (February 17, 2016). "Interview With Roller Girl Author, Victoria Jamieson" (Interview). Interviewed by Suzie Ridgway. Red Tricycle. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Victoria Jamieson (March 31, 2015). "Skating to Success: An Interview with Victoria Jamieson". NW Kids (Interview). Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "American Library Association announces 2016 youth media award winners" (Press release). American Library Association. January 11, 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  • Jamieson, Victoria. "Books". victoriajamieson.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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