Roller Girl

**Our Waterstones Loves Choice for August**

"There are so many incredible things about this book: it is the perfect distillation of what it means to grow up in pre-Teen years, how it feels to drift apart from friends and the fear of new situations – all handled with a light touch and sense of humour, through both text and illustration style." - *Waterstones Children's Buyer Florentyna Martin*

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.

This spiky, winning graphic novel captures the bittersweetness of finding a new passion and saying goodbye to your former, more uncertain self.' - *The New York Times*

'A wonderful story about friendship, self-belief and seriously awesome girls!' - *Robin Stevens*

**Roller Girl received a Newbury Medal Honour in 2016, an award that recognises the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.**