"Sometimes the best plan is the one you don't make for yourself." Don't let this whimsical cover confuse you into thinking this is a clichéd or cartoonish story.
Disabled kids deserve better mirrors, and non-disabled kids need clearer windows.Īlso, what is up with RJ Palacio blurbing so many middle grade books? How much is she getting paid for this? Wonder has some serious ableism issues of its own, so honestly her endorsement does the opposite of convince me to try a book.more When another character, Bert, was introduced-clearly autistic, but portrayed in an extremely stereotypical, one-dimensional, offensive way and with Sumner portraying his traits as creepy and the butt of jokes-I was done with this. Yes, internalized ableism is sadly a thing, but this was really excessive, and as far as I read there was no hint of Ellie learning not to think this way about herself. Apparently Sumner is the mother of a kid with cerebral palsy, and if this is the way she thinks, I feel bad for the kid. (Also, hello, heteronormativity, not pleased to meet you!) No one calls Ellie out on all this. I could not take any more of Ellie's self-deprecating narration-she constantly calls herself "cripple" and "ugly", and says that her body is useless and that there's no way any boy would find her attractive. Yes, internalized ableism is sadly a thing, but this DNF for Roll with It.
Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. 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. If she’s not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she’s practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.īut 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.
#Roll with it by jamie sumner professional
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. 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 The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.Įllie’s a girl who tells it like it is.
It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends.The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town. 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. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.īut 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. 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. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. 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.Įllie's a girl who tells it like it is.
"An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." -R.J.
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