Air, Monica Roe
Air, Monica Roe
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Air

Author: Monica Roe

Narrator: Sandy Rustin

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/15/2022


Synopsis

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 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 lift 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.

Reviews

This review was written by my 11 year old daughter, Ali. I really enjoyed Air and reading about Emmie. She is smart, strong and uses her voice to get what she wants. I liked learning about the side business Emmie and Claire have because I am thinking about starting one too. At school I receive suppo......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

3.5 The book is solid and is a great book for 3rd-6th graders. I think I’m just getting burned out of middle grades books. Only four more Reading Bowl books left 😅😭😳......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

A great middle grade novel about ableism, accessibility and standing up for what you need. Twelve year old Emmie was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She has wheelchair motocross dreams and is trying to raise money for a new chair but when she has an accident at school she gets assigned......more

3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ there was way too much times spent on a pseudo-romance and not enough time dedicated to developing key characters and themes. Happy Disability Pride Month!! This novel is a great middle-grade entry point into the topics of disability, advocacy, ableism, allyship (what that means/doesn......more