Roller Girls Falling Hard

When Annie moves from London to small town Illinois, the last thing she expects to do is to join the Roller Derby team.

Annie struggles to fit in when she moves from London to the midwest. Will Roller Derby help?

The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Roller Girl is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby—perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile! For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first roller derby bout (and junior high!) draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she is strong enough to handle the bout, a lost friendship, and middle school… in short, strong enough to be a roller girl. In this graphic novel debut that earned a Newbery Honor and five starred reviews, real-life derby girl Victoria Jamieson has created an inspiring coming-of-age story about friendship, perseverance, and girl power!

Annie's roller derby coach will be selecting the best girls for an all-star team, and Annie wants to be one of those chosen, but she is also dealing with a lot of distractions--like her break-up with Tyler and a surprise revelation from one of her teammates.

The Liberty Belles are finally winning. But Annie hurts her ankle. Will it heal in time for the bout?

"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"--

Originally published: London: Raintree, 2013.