Inspired by her son, Roll With It is author Jamie Sumner’s first novel, and with it, she has given us a main character who is upbeat, smart, funny, and darned independent. Ellie starts school and a new life in Oklahoma, befriending Coralee and Bert schoolmates who have their own eccentric flairs, and taking on a school that isn’t ready for Ellie. Ellie’s grandmother is thrilled to have her family for a visit, but makes it clear that she’s not putting her husband into a home. After her grandfather, who has dementia, drives his car into a local supermarket, Ellie’s mom packs up and heads to Eufala, Oklahoma, to live with and help out. Ellie also has cerebral palsy, or CP, which keeps her wheelchair-bound, but never out of the game. She’s frustrated by her overprotective mom, having to go to the bathroom at school with the help of an aide, and her father, who exists in theory, not so much in practice. She writes letters to famous chefs and cookbook authors, asking questions to make her own art better.
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