"Monica Roe is the author of Thaw, a Cybils Young Adult Fiction Finalist, and the short story ""The Unhealthy Breakfast Club"" in the anthology Rural Voices. She is a longtime disability advocate and researcher, holds a doctorate in physical therapy from Clarkson University, and has devoted her pediatric clinical practice to rural and underserved communities, as well as publishing journal articles in the area. She lives in Swansea, South Carolina. monicaroerambles.com"
School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Books of the Year Georgia Children's Book Awards, Grade 4-8 Finalist A fun, fierce heroine fights architectural ableism with the powers of friendship. --Kirkus Reviews Emmie Ethrige is a daredevil who lives life FAST. She is gutsy and kind, fun-loving and flawed--exactly the sort of character readers will relate to and root for . . . A fantastic, bright, and important read. --Kate Beasley, author of Lions & Liars and Gertie's Leap to Greatness Air is fantastic, fierce, and too much fun. Please read it immediately. --William Alexander, National Book Award-winning author of Goblin Secrects Air is the high-energy tale of a wheelchair athlete determined to get the equipment she needs to have fun and go far. After Emmie bumps up against others seeking to 'help' by pushing her in their direction, she learns to resist creatively. Her quest will engage readers from start to finish as they see how one girl forges her own path with the real help of loyal friends in their small town. --Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of She Persisted: Temple Grandin & co-author of Moonwalking