What would you do if your best friend ditched you? Astrid and her best friend, Nicole, get dragged to a roller derby match by Astrid’s mom as a “cultural experience” and the moment she sees the tough girls skating around the track Astrid is hooked.
Better yet, there is a summer camp starting for young girls and Astrid just makes the age cut. She is sure that Nicole will want to sign up too since they’ve always done everything together. But when her best friend decides to go to ballet class Astrid is left to face camp alone. Of course she can’t tell her mom that Nicole isn’t going to camp with her because that would mean questions and facing the truth that Nicole might not be her best friend anymore.
Even worse, Astrid doesn’t even know how to skate and her first day at camp is an embarrassing disaster. As the summer progresses Astrid makes new friends at camp but will she succeed in her dream to be as good as the famous roller derby player Rainbow Bite? And will she ever make up with Nicole? Read the book to find out! If you liked Smile by Raina Telgemeier you will love Roller Girl. J GN Roller Girl