Thursday, July 21, 2016

Roller Girl


Jamieson, V. (2015). Roller girl. New York:  Dial Books.

Great Graphic Novels for Teens (2015-2016)

Summary:  In “Roller Girl” the main character is Astrid who is in the summer of beginning to transition into middle school, 6th grade.   Her mother decides to take her best friend Nicole and her to go see a roller-derby game, and from there on her summer changes.  She decides she would join roller-derby camp, and of course her best friend Nicole would too.  But, to her surprise Nicole decides to take dance classes instead.  This broke Astrid’s heart but, she tries to make the best out of her decision.  Her being ditched by her best friend was not as bad as she thought and she had an adventurous tough, fierce summer after all.    

Strengths:
Roller girl meets the emotional/mental development because Astrid was not ready to let go of her friendship with Nicole.  She figured Nicole would not be part of her life anymore because she did not want to join the roller-derby camp with her.  It also meets the Havighurst’s theory of development because at the end she understands how even though friends make different decisions at times that does not mean they are not your friends anymore.  Recommended ages for this graphic novel start on 8 and up.

Teacher Resources:
·       Themes that can be taught with this novel:
   o   Friendship
   o   Puberty
   o   Changes
     o   Sports
   o   Collaborative Group
   o   Effort
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