Author bio
Victoria Jamieson
Publication
“Roller Girl”
Hometown
Easton, PA
Bio
Victoria Jamieson was raised in Havertown, PA until she was twelve years old, and family moved to Florida. Her parents tried to get Victoria and her two brothers excited about our move by buying season passes to Disney World. She loved watching the animators at work on the Backstage Tour, and she decided she wanted to work for Disney when I grew up.
Victoria Jamieson attended the Rhode Island School of Design, but soon found herself drawn back towards illustration instead of animation. After graduation and a slew of ill-fated careers (including a portrait artist on a Carnival Cruise ship and a conductor of illegal tours through the Vatican Museums), she began working as a book designer with a children’s book publisher in New York.
She lives in Pennsylvania with my husband, son, and surly cat Sharon.
About "Roller Girl"
The Newbery Honor Award Winner and New York Times bestseller “Roller Girl” is a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving junior high through the power of roller derby—perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile!
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 girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer nears and her first roller derby bout (and junior high!) draws closer, Astrid realizes that maybe she is strong enough to handle the bout, a lost friendship, and middle school… in short, strong enough to be a roller girl.
In this graphic novel debut that earned a Newbery Honor and five starred reviews, real-life derby girl Victoria Jamieson has created an inspiring coming-of-age story about friendship, perseverance, and girl power!
