 | Blood City rollers (Blood City Rollers) Author: Anderson, V. P. | |
| Price: $11.47 | ||
Summary:
After ice-skater and Olympic hopeful Mina wipes out at her biggest competition she gets recruited by a squad of vampires who need a human player to complete their Paranormal Roller Derby team. In graphic novel format.
| Illustrator: | Hill, Tatiana |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/29/25)
School Library Journal (00/04/24)
Booklist (02/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/03/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2024 When a teenage girl gets kidnapped to participate in a paranormal roller derby competition, she begins to question her dreams and desires for her own future in this lively comic. Mina Murray is a 13-year-old figure skater who suffers a fall and breaks her arm. While she’s waiting for her mom to bring her home and beating herself up over the outcome of the competition, she’s swept away by two young vampires to a practice rink to be on their vampire roller derby team. The captain, Val, quickly catches Mina up to speed: the Blood City Vamps need a human jammer for their upcoming bout against the Mavens (a team of witches). Through practicing with the Vamps, Mina learns the difference between competing as a single person and competing with a team, and when the Blood Moon Brawl arrives, Mina is still scared but ready to jam. The familiar sports story gets an engaging twist with the paranormal creatures, and Mina letting go of perfection in favor of having fun with something new is relatable and sweet. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
