Roller Skates
A Newbery Medal Winner!
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”—The New York Times
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
“A refreshingly lively and genuine story.”—The New York Times
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Community Reviews
Completely charming ‘year in the life’ of a wealthy girl in the 1890s. Lucinda’s parents have gone to Italy for a year without her and she is left with a couple of spinsters for the year. But Lucinda is so vibrant that she quickly makes friends all over the city. From best cop, to hansom cab driver, to a grocer and a chocolatier, a Princess, a family of actors and more. Somehow they all become part of Lucinda’s world
I was certain that I would be very underwhelmed by this one, but after deciding to power through it, I found myself extremely invested in Lucinda and her antics. Like many other readers I didn’t love the random murder plot? Or the end of Lucinda’s friendship with Tony. I was devastated at the ending because I wanted Lucinda to feel optimistic about her parents return, but she won’t be able to be Tony’s friend any more or to roller skate. I was shocked by how somber the ending was.
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