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240 pp.
| Dial
| March, 2015
|
PaperISBN 978-0-8037-4016-7$12.99
(1)
4-6
At summer roller-derby boot camp, coaches, teammates, and celebrity roller Rainbow Bite cheer on twelve-year-old Astrid as she faces the challenges of derby as well as tweendom. When time comes for her big end-of-summer bout, "Asteroid" is ready to roll. Jamieson's dialogue captures coming-of-age within a subculture authentically; the graphic-novel format is used resourcefully. Have this at the ready for Telgemeier fans.
Reviewer: Elisa Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2015
(3)
YA
Before she got cancer, Casey loved freerunning and martial arts. Now that she's in remission, she's having trouble reconnecting with her adrenaline-fueled hobbies--until she joins a roller derby team, whose captain has been sent to Earth to train humans to fight demons. Harris delivers on this innovative premise with a blend of humor, horror, and emotional authenticity.