Kiowa County Public Library District

For fans of Raina Telgemeier s "Smile," a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby. For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older...

"It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows -- plus someone famous -- to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done."--Provided by publisher.

Splat the Cat can't wait to try out his new roller skates but must stay inside because it is raining.

Splat can't wait to try out his brand-new roller skates, but the rain almost ruined his fun day.

Daya Wijesinghe sees a bruise as a mixture of comfort and control, but joining a roller derby team push her toward big truths about love, loss, strength, and healing.

After finding out that both their grandmother and Jeremy Johnson's grandma used to be skating champs, Phineas and Ferb build an awesome rink right in their backyard, and they set up a contest to see which granny can roller derby their way to the finish line the fastest.

Edna the little elephant loves to skate, so she teaches her family to skate, too.

Rhymed text and illustrations follow the progress of a group of rabbits on roller skates.

When Karen shows off her roller-skating expertise and accidentally crashes into her brother, she ends up with a broken wrist but uses the opportunity to get everyone she knows to sign her new cast.