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.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 7 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster .

Jamie Sumner's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids and is the author of the middle grade novel Roll with It. She is also the mother to a son with cerebral palsy and lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her at Jamie-Sumner. com.