Time to Roll

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In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Jamie Sumners acclaimed and beloved middle grade novel Roll with It, Ellie finds her own way to shine.

Ellie is so not the pageant type. Theyre Coralees thing, and Ellie is happy to let her talented friend shine in the spotlight. But whats she supposed to do when Coralee asks her to enter a beauty pageant, and their other best friend, Bert, volunteers to be their manager Then again, how else is she going to get through this summer with her dad, who barely knows her, while her mom is off on her honeymoon with Ellies amazing gym teacher Ellie decides she has nothing to lose.

Theres only one problem: the director of the pageant seems determined to put Ellie and her wheelchair front and center. So its up to Ellie to figure out a way to do it on her own terms and make sure her friendships dont fall apart along the way. Through it all, from thrift store deep dives to disastrous dance routines, she begins to form her own definition of beauty and what it means to really be seen.

Author Bio

Jamie Sumner is the author ofRoll with It,Time to Roll,Tune It Out,One Kids Trash,The Summer of June,Maid for It, and Deep Water.Her work has appeared inTheNew York Times,The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. Sheis also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee.Visit her at Jamie-Sumner.com.