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Readers can use this book as both a mirror and a window, as they will undoubtedly connect to many aspects of Ellie’s life while learning what it’s like to live with cerebral palsy.Ĭons: The last chapter skipped ahead a couple months and wrapped things up a little too quickly. She’s not a quitter, though, and throughout the book is exploring who she is and where her talents lie. Pros: A protagonist in a wheelchair isn’t common in children’s literature, and Ellie is refreshingly honest about the difficulties she faces. After several months at her grandparents’, Ellie decides she needs to find a way to convince her mother that they’ve found a new home…for keeps. The big pie contest at her grandparents’ church helps her to focus on her love of baking, and many of the chapters begin with a letter she’s written to a different chef. Ellie’s nervous about being the new kid, but is delighted to make two new friends–the first real friends her age she’s ever had. When her grandfather’s dementia starts getting worse, Ellie’s mom decides they’re going on an extended visit to help both the grandparents. She has to have an aide who helps her at lunch and going to the bathroom, which, of course, is extremely embarrassing for a 12-year-old. Summary: Ellie is in sixth grade, and having cerebral palsy makes middle school extra tough. (Oct.Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers She is also the author of the nonfiction books UNBOUND with Faithwords/Hachette and EAT, SLEEP. She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. Jamie Sumner is the author of the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels ROLL WITH IT (2019), TUNE IT OUT (2020), ONE KID'S TRASH (2021), and THE SUMMER OF JUNE (coming May 2022) with six more to follow from Atheneum/Simon & Schuster. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. Agent: Keely Boeving, WordServe Literary. 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. Jamie Sumner is the author of Roll with It and Tune It Out. ROLL WITH IT Written by Jamie Sumner (Atheneum BYR 17.99, Ages 10 and up) Starred Reviews Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly Roll With It was an easy choice for my to-read list because it deals with disability. Ellie is easy to champion, and her story reminds readers that life’s burdens are always lighter with friends and family-and a good piece of pie-at the ready. In addition, Sumner deftly explores universal difficulties of fitting in and following one’s passions. Sumner also makes it clear that Ellie is a regular kid who dreams of becoming a chef, which is conveyed partly through letters that Ellie writes to various culinary experts throughout the book.

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Drawing on her own experiences with her son, who has cerebral palsy, debut author Sumner doesn’t sugarcoat Ellie’s daily challenges-social, emotional, and physical-including navigating showers and crowded classrooms. Roll With It, Paperback by Sumner, Jamie, ISBN 1534442561, ISBN-13 9781534442566, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimers Disease. Soon, Ellie meets free-spirited neighbor Coralee and eccentric schoolmate Bert their acceptance helps her to cope with her new school, which is far from wheelchair-friendly.

After Ellie’s grandfather, who has dementia, drives his car into the local supermarket, Ellie and her mom pack up their Nashville home and move into her grandparents’ tiny trailer in Eufaula, Okla.

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Ellie heads to the kitchen when she gets frustrated with her overprotective mom, her hovering full-time aide, and her absent father. Headstrong 12-year-old Lily “Ellie” Cowan loves to bake.

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