If I were on the show, Mary wouldn’t have to tell me how long those muffins need to rise. The bakers are making English muffins, and she’s giving the stink eye to the redheaded guy who didn’t let his dough rise enough.
#Roll with it jamie sumner tv#
Our TV is so old and tiny that I have to lean in to see what Mary Berry is pursing her lips about. Really, though, she just doesn’t have the energy to think about fixing anything that doesn’t come with directions on the box. She says she likes to leave the fancy stuff to me. But this is about all the cooking Mom chooses to do. Especially since it’s been in the freezer awhile-the edges are dry and crusty. It’s kind of hard to watch The Great British Bake Off over plates of Stouffer’s lasagna. Ellie and her friends are different by their own admission, but are all the stronger as characters for their differences.In loving memory of Elmer and Brada-you gave me grit and magic.Īnd to all the kids living with a disability: You are amazing. One of Ellie’s friends, Bert, has autism, and while he is somewhat stereotypical, he, like Ellie, rejects many of these stereotypes. Ellie is resilient, determined, and upbeat for the most part. Then again, Ellie rejects stereotypes throughout, never appearing helpless or to be “all sunshine and cuddles”. While the author is a parent to a child with Cerebral Palsy, she does not have Cerebral Palsy or use a wheelchair at all, and as this story is told from the perspective of a child with Cerebral Palsy and not through the perspective of her mother, it cannot be considered to be Ownvoices. While Ellie is sometimes idealistic or naive, she is an incredibly believable character, from her arguments with her mother about her accommodations, to her frustrations with friends at school, to her dreams of winning a baking competition.Ī consideration of the various disabilities that we see in Roll With It reveals some slightly problematic aspects. She’s passionate about baking, makes friends with other children in her class and neighborhood, and the author provides amusing narration through Ellie throughout. While not every child has Cerebral Palsy or uses a wheelchair, child readers will be able to relate to Ellie regardless of their ability. As such, the setting is a major part of the plot.Įllie is a generally upbeat and determined child, though, like anyone, certain things get her down throughout the story. Her school, on the other hand, is described in terms of it’s accessibility frequently, with Ellie encountering everything from backpacks in her way to an inaccessible school bus. Their accessibility is also highlighted, though the accessibility of her friends’ homes is left undescribed. Ellie’s first home is described in detail, as is the trailer that she moves into with her grandparents. The plot and action, which involve Ellie’s effort to win a baking competition, fit in at school, and help her grandfather as his Alzheimer's progresses.Īs a significant portion of this story involves moving a decent distance away from home, there is a fair amount of discussion of the settings of this story. Ellie’s story takes place in the modern day, as reflected by the fact that the characters have cell phones, watch the great british baking show, and live in a world in which Ellie and her mother reasonably expect a level of equity of access that isn’t always delivered by her new school. The themes of this book are friendship, disability, classism, differences, and family. After an incident of her grandfather’s Alzheimer's putting him in danger, Ellie moves from Tennessee with her mother to live with her grandmother and grandfather in Oklahoma.
Roll With It, by Jamie Sumner, centers on a young girl named Ellie, who has Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair.
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