A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 "A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." --R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder 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 themAuthor: Jamie SumnerPublisher: Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublished: 10/01/2019Pages: 256Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00dISBN: 9781534442559Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.6Point Value: 6Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 505007 / Roll with ItReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 119Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 57Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2019 pg. 118Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019About the AuthorJamie Sumner is the author of Roll with It, Time to Roll, Rolling On, Tune It Out, One Kid's Trash, The Summer of June, Maid for It, and Deep Water. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.
