Module 6
Fiction, Fantasy, and Graphic Novels
Additional Book
1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jamieson, Victoria. 2015. ROLLER GIRL. New York, NY: Penguin Group. ISBN 9780803740167
2. PLOT SUMMARY
Astrid, a twelve year old girl and her best friend Nicole have been together since fifth grade until mom takes them on one of her evening of cultural enlighten trips. Astrid’s life changes as she experiences the excitement of the skaters at the Roller Derby. She has to cope with Nicole not sharing her interest and making a new friend. Nicole turns to Rachel as a new friend because she shares her interest in dance rather than skating. As Astrid works to become the best skater possible she keeps her feelings bottled up inside and this drives her to make some wrong decisions about how to react to Nicole not sharing her interest and making new friends. She feels she has lost a friend forever. Astrid’s journey from childhood into her teens is typical of today’s youth and they can identify with Astrid’s struggles and feelings on her journey to discover her true self. Astrid learns from her mistakes and as she grows she matures in her thinking and her actions toward others. She is stronger and finds out she is her own person with or without Nicole’s friendship.
3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Jamieson’s delightful graphic novel, written and illustrated in comic book form, has captured the childhood challenges of interacting with ones peers and simply finding out who you are and what you want out of life. Astrid deal’s with her everyday problems as she strives to become a good skater and friend. The language used is typical a twelve year old as it reveals her thoughts about the conversations with her mother and friends. Jamieson has created expressions on her characters faces to fit their emotions and words. Some are comical and others are serious. The pages are thicker than normal pages in a book, but easy to turn. The watercolor pictures are divided like comic strips on each page. Jamieson, a skater with the Rose City Rollers Roller Derby League has the identity as Winnie the Pow. She has written an excellent account of the struggles to become a good Roller Derby skater as well as the challenges to find your self as you grow from childhood into your teens. This story of Astrid will warm your heart with admiration yet make you laugh with the humor that comes naturally out of everyday situations.
4. REVIEW EXCERPT (S)
From Kirkus Reviews: “Full of charm and moxie—don’t let this one roll past.”
Jamieson, Victoria. 2015. ROLLER GIRL. New York, NY: Penguin Group. ISBN 9780803740167
2. PLOT SUMMARY
Astrid, a twelve year old girl and her best friend Nicole have been together since fifth grade until mom takes them on one of her evening of cultural enlighten trips. Astrid’s life changes as she experiences the excitement of the skaters at the Roller Derby. She has to cope with Nicole not sharing her interest and making a new friend. Nicole turns to Rachel as a new friend because she shares her interest in dance rather than skating. As Astrid works to become the best skater possible she keeps her feelings bottled up inside and this drives her to make some wrong decisions about how to react to Nicole not sharing her interest and making new friends. She feels she has lost a friend forever. Astrid’s journey from childhood into her teens is typical of today’s youth and they can identify with Astrid’s struggles and feelings on her journey to discover her true self. Astrid learns from her mistakes and as she grows she matures in her thinking and her actions toward others. She is stronger and finds out she is her own person with or without Nicole’s friendship.
3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Jamieson’s delightful graphic novel, written and illustrated in comic book form, has captured the childhood challenges of interacting with ones peers and simply finding out who you are and what you want out of life. Astrid deal’s with her everyday problems as she strives to become a good skater and friend. The language used is typical a twelve year old as it reveals her thoughts about the conversations with her mother and friends. Jamieson has created expressions on her characters faces to fit their emotions and words. Some are comical and others are serious. The pages are thicker than normal pages in a book, but easy to turn. The watercolor pictures are divided like comic strips on each page. Jamieson, a skater with the Rose City Rollers Roller Derby League has the identity as Winnie the Pow. She has written an excellent account of the struggles to become a good Roller Derby skater as well as the challenges to find your self as you grow from childhood into your teens. This story of Astrid will warm your heart with admiration yet make you laugh with the humor that comes naturally out of everyday situations.
4. REVIEW EXCERPT (S)
From Kirkus Reviews: “Full of charm and moxie—don’t let this one roll past.”
From Good Reads: “Jamieson has a soft spot for
the every soul - she doesn't tell stories just about the stars of the world.
Here, she uses her background playing roller derby to tell a coming of age
story about a tween.”
5.
CONNECTIONS
* This is a really cure graphic novel for little girls. I think it would be a cute book to read in a book club with a few girls.
* This is a really cure graphic novel for little girls. I think it would be a cute book to read in a book club with a few girls.
* This would also be a good book to read if you were having
a few troubles with your new teenager.
* I think that this is a 5th grade and up
book.
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