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Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner
Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
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"A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome." (R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder)

“An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle-grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.

Ellie’s a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she’s going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer’s for dinner, but one day she’s going to be a professional baker. If she’s not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she’s practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.

But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she’s not just the new kid - she’s the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!

©2019 Jamie Sumner (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

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BEST!!!!!!!💕❤️♥️

Love. A story about a wheelchairs prose and cons. Victory’s and fails. Love 🥰 and loss 😢. This is a great book, a must read! (Good for ages 1 to 9,000)

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The best

I think this is such a good book I recommend to older kids it’s one of the best books I have ever read I’m totally going to find more books by Jamie summer

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Great story!

Really shed some light on the actual feelings of someone in a wheelchair. Also includes a single mom with a daughter moving in with their grandparents.

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Cool book ☺

This book is so awesome and cool. I thank my dad for buying this book

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Amazing

I don’t think the narrator was the right choice but other than that it was amazing it always had me sitting on the edge of my seat! I am so exited to read the next one

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Really good!

Its good but i guess i kinda want it to be longer, i read/listen to a ton of books and they are all really long so im just used to it i wish there was another chapter!!!

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Delightful!

My daughter and I enjoyed all these characters and the wonderful story of friendship and community.

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Well written and heartwarming

My kiddo is disabled and I loved this story! We read it together. It gave me a lot to think about from the perspective of a disabled child. I loved the characters and the book was well written.

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This was amazing

This was so fun to read and listen to offer. All is absolutely flawless 100% recommend this book.

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Great story

There were some sensitive choice of words regarding disability, but other than that, I loved the book. But I could tell it was from someone who knew someone with CP, and not the other way around. But it was funny, heartwarming, and kept me engaged.

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