Prayer–This is not a book from a Christian publisher, but several times, Ellie tries to pray in a very sweet genuine way. She loves baking and has fierce protective instincts for her family. Ellie especially has many facets of her personality. Three dimensional characters–Roll With It’s main characters are quirky, and it would have been easy to make any one of them a stereotype, but they aren’t. And as Ellie prepares to enter and win her grandparents’ church annual baking contest, their friendship will face some even greater tests. But an unlikely friendship begins to form between these three misfits.

When her neighbors, flamboyant Coralee and super literal Bert, begin hanging out with her, she isn’t sure what to think. Not to mention Ellie is now a trailer park kid. Being the kid in the wheelchair is hard enough without having to add a new school into the mix. But that’s not the only thing Ellie has to worry about. The StoryĮllie and her mom have just moved into her grandparent’s trailer home to help with her ailing grandfather. But if I were to pinpoint one theme it would be that accepting help and friendship from the people who love you doesn’t threaten your independence. It touches on so many issues: living with a disability, dementia, complex friendships, standing out, and family. Roll With It by Jamie Sumner is a heartfelt book full of quirky characters.

She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids.

She has also written for the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as other publications. She is also the author of the nonfiction parenting books, Eat, Sleep, Save the World and Unbound. Her forth middle-grade novel The Summer of June hits shelves on May 31st, 2022 with Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

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