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    Roll with It
    Roll with It
    Roll with It
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    Roll with It

    Written by Jamie Sumner

    Narrated by Candace Thaxton

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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!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 1, 2019
    ISBN9781797104478
    Author

    Jamie Sumner

    Jamie 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.

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      I really liked it! I loved the reader! She is the perfect voice for Ellie!

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      I loved this book! I have read Wonder and Out Of My Mind, both were amazing and I can’t pick a favorite!!

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