A review by deschatjes
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

4.0

#friendship #identity #perseverance #grit. Ok, so this has been highly recommended - but I don't even know if roller derby is a thing in Singapore - I've certainly never heard of it here. So a lot of what it is and how it works was unfamiliar - and the whole aggressive side of it I found questionable - but then again, it seems very empowering to have a female contact sport and to see strong women and things like dyed hair and tatoos in context.
Wonder how my students would respond? 12 year old protagonist, but some of the ideas are a little more mature - including running with an older crowd. No profanity, no sex, no real gritty scenes, but I still wonder.