Roller Girl

Author: Jamieson, Victoria, Jamieson, Victoria

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 29 June 2017 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 240 pages, Full colour throughout
131 x 199 x 15 | 412g

'Friendship, self-belief and SERIOUSLY awesome girls' - Robin Stevens, bestselling author of the Murder Most Unladylike seriesThe New York Times bestselling graphic novel about finding your true place in the world - no matter how tough it might be. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Liz Pichon and Aoife Dooley.

Astrid has always done everything with her best friend Nicole. So when Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for a summer camp, she's sure Nicole will be right by her side - until Nicole signs up for ballet camp instead, with Astrid's biggest rival.

So begins the hardest summer of Astrid's life, as she struggles to stay on her skates, to learn who she is without Nicole . . . and to find out what it takes to be a strong, tough, awesome roller girl.

'Vivid and funny' - Observer