Roll
Author(s): Darcy Miller

Winner of the 2018 Burr/Worzalla Award * A CCBC (Cooperative Childrens Book Center)Choices 2018 Pick * A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of 2017

A hilariously funny and poignant debut novel, perfect for fans of Jerry Spinelli, Kat Yeh, Gary D. Schmidt, and Rebecca Stead.

When Lauren (but call him Ren, pretty please) Hall sees birds falling from the sky, he knows something is wrong. But just as hes starting to worry, he realizes that the birds are plummeting toward the ground on purpose.

Turns out theyre Birmingham Roller Pigeons, and his new neighbor Sutton is training them for a competition.

Sure, its strange, but Rens best and only friend Aiden has picked this summer to start hanging with the popular kids. So Ren starts training pigeons with Suttonwhats the worst that could happen? A bird falls on his head?

Youll have to read Roll to find out.

Review(s):
Millers debut soars and dives among the complex emotions that accompany growing up and genuine friendship.
Its a refreshing change to see middle-school angst about friendship changes from a boy…[an] understanding story about growing pains and owning your own identity.
Its refreshing…A fresh take on a familiar challenge.
A distinctive and memorable narrative. Readers will cheer on awkward, quirky Ren as he, like the pigeons, learns to roll with it.
Rollis a great summer book for pigeon fanciersor any young reader who fancies a good story.
Readers will delight in Suttons fierce honesty and Rens geeky selfdiscoveries [and will]have very little trouble rolling with the human charactersand the pigeons. Plus, we learn about Birmingham Roller pigeons. How cool is that?

ISBN:9780062461223