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Air
- Subject
- Disabilities
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
- Size
- 14.5 cm Ă 21.3 cm
- ISBN
- 9780374388652
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. Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but unwelcome aideâand, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a public fundraiser for her new wheels. Emmie loves her close-knit rural town, but she canât shake the feeling that her goalsâand her choicesâsuddenly arenât hers anymore. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to get her dreams off the groundâand 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.
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What reviewers said
School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books of the Year
Young Hoosier Award Nominee
Truman Readers Award Nominee
North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee
Illinois Bluestem Award Nominee
Whippoorwill Award Winner
Target Book Club Pick (age 9-12)
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Georgia Children's Book Awards Grade 4-8 Finalist
Cybils Awards Middle Grade Fiction Finalist
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee
Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Bank Street College of Education Best Children's BooksâŠ
âA fun, fierce heroine fights architectural ableism with the powers of friendship.â
âRoe's energetic debut . . . thoughtfully depicts the obstacles Emmie faces, from assumptions about her abilities to the lack of wheelchair accessibility in her small South Carolina town, while highlighting the importance of intentional allyship and advocacy.â
âThough sports feature heavily in Air, the larger lessons on disability advocacy and finding your voice make this story especially powerful. Highly recommended for young daredevils and those looking for stories with a strong female protagonist.â
âEmmie Ethrige is a daredevil who lives life FAST. She is gutsy and kind, fun-loving and flawedâexactly the sort of character readers will relate to and root for . . . A fantastic, bright, and important read.â
âAir is fantastic, fierce, and too much fun. Please read it immediately.â
