But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. Reviews from AVAILABLE now! ORDER NOW!įrom the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down. ScHU Reads! Click the text above to read the full interview! OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL & Interview with Mr. It’s going to take courage and friends and watermelon pie. It’s going to take more than a haircut and some flowers to set things right. But when her anxiety becomes too much, everything begins to fall apart. With the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-citing soccer star who believes in June even when she doesn’t believe in herself, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true. And she and her single mama will own their power as fierce, independent females. She shaves her head and sets two goals: she will beat her anxiety and be the lion she knows she can be, instead of the mouse everyone sees. Twelve-year-old June Delancey is kicking summer off with a bang. 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.įrom the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes an inspirational and engaging middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer. So it’s up to Ellie to figure out a way to do it on her own terms and make sure her friendships don’t fall apart along the way. There’s only one problem: the director of the pageant seems determined to put Ellie and her wheelchair front and center. But what’s 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 Ellie’s amazing gym teacher? Ellie decides she has nothing to lose. They’re Coralee’s thing, and Ellie is happy to let her talented friend shine in the spotlight. In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Jamie Sumner’s acclaimed and beloved middle grade novel Roll with It, Ellie finds her own way to shine.Įllie is so not the pageant type. But what happens if this is one problem she can’t solve on her own? She’ll make the money and keep her mom sober-there’s no other choice. Franny can’t forget what happened the last time her mom was hurt: the pills that were supposed to help became an addiction, until rehab brought them to Mimi’s laundromat and the support group she hosts.įranny will not let addiction win again, even if she has to blackmail a school rival to help her clean houses. There’s no way her mom can keep her job cleaning houses, which means she can’t pay the bills. But when Franny’s mom gets injured in a car accident, their fragile life begins to crumble. Now that Franny and her newly sober mom have moved to a cozy apartment above a laundromat, Franny’s looking forward to a life where her biggest excitement is getting top grades in math class. Now Available for Preorder! PRE-ORDER NOW!įrom the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel about a girl who, in a desperate bid to keep her family afloat, takes over her mom’s cleaning jobs after an injury prevents her from working.
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