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. Ellie, gently at times and not so gently at other times, points out ableist language and actions. It’s part of the package that many families experience. Ellie gets sick more than most, infections are common and the hospital is familiar. 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. The author, Jamie Sumner, also doesn’t turn away from the reality of Ellie’s disability. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she’s going to be all sunshine and cuddles. Some of Costa’s question stems begin with the following: Clarify. Next I have students create a list of high order thinking questions using Costa’s question cues.
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. Roll with It Jamie Sumner: Costa’s Question Cues. “An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up.” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) I’d highly recommend this book."A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome." (R.J. I read this one aloud to my kids age eight and up, and they all loved it. If your kids have been more sheltered, Roll With It may spark some good conversations. But the brokenness portrayed echoes the brokenness in our world. The school system isn’t equipped to help Ellie. Ellie’s parents are divorced, and her relationship with her dad is strained. There’s a lot of brokenness in this book. It’s obvious that prayer is unfamiliar to her and church is something they only do when with her grandparents, but the prayers are honest and sincere. 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. From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel. Ellie especially has many facets of her personality. diteur: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 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. As soon as I finished it, I gave a passionate book talk to my fifth graders. 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. I am a huge fan of Jamie Sumner’s Roll With It. 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.
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