by Jamie Sumner (j Sumner)
This current-year Golden Sower nominee chapter book is an honest and hopeful portrayal of a young teen girl who is wheelchair-dependent due to having cerebral palsy. Ellie (her preferred nickname) is also a child of divorce whose father usually finds excuses not to visit her, including having a baby with his new wife. And her grandfather suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Other than that she is a typical baking-obsessed, independent-minded nerd/outcast. When her mom decides to extend their holiday visit to “Mema” and “Grandpa” in order to help out, Ellie finds herself with two new “trailer park” friends, a gym teacher who is also a great physical therapist, and the will to persist and excel by being who she is.
( official Jamie Sumner web site )
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by Becky W.C.
Walt Branch Library
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