Air
A Novel
Square Fish · Print & ebook · January 10, 2023
An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchair motocross dreams get turned upside down.
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- Who it’s for
- A serious coming-of-age novel that reads with restraint, momentum, and a clean emotional line.
- Genres
- Special Needs, Extreme Sports, Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Published
- Square Fish, January 10, 2023
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An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchair motocross dreams get turned upside down. Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school throws her plans into a tailspin.
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Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but unwelcome aide—and, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a public fundraiser for her new wheels. Emmie loves her close-knit rural town, but she can’t shake the feeling that her goals—and her choices—suddenly aren’t hers anymore. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to get her dreams off the ground—and show her community what she wants, what she has to give, and how ready she is to do it on her own terms. Air is a smart, energetic middle grade debut from Monica Roe about thinking big, working hard, and taking flight.
Steady Drift
A serious coming-of-age novel that reads with restraint, momentum, and a clean emotional line.
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- steady, serious coming-of-age energy
- a sustained read with professional-grade emotional clarity
Expect
- middle-grade perspective
- special-needs and disability themes
Where it sits
| Extreme Sports | 81% |
|---|---|
| Special Needs | 80% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 60% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Extreme Sports
- Friendship
- Special Needs
- Authors
- Monica Roe
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- January 10, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Extreme Sports