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Jamie Sumner

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Jamie Sumner is the author of the middle-grade novel, Roll with It. Her second and third middle-grade novels with Atheneum Books for Young Readers will be coming out in 2020 and 2021. She is also the author of the nonfiction book on motherhood, Unbound, and the forthcoming book, Keep On, Superhero, for parents of children with special needs.

She’s written for the New York Times and the Washington Post as well as other publications, and is the reviews editor at Literary Mama. She is also mom to a son with cerebral palsy and she writes and speaks about disability in literature. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee. Connect with her at Jamie-Sumner.com

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	Roll with It 4.31 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unbound: Finding Freedom from Unrealistic Expectations of Motherhood 4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat, Sleep, Save the World: Words of Encouragement for the Special Needs Parent 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Moods are fickle. The maddest and saddest I have ever been happened on a warm September afternoon and a spring morning. But in turn, one of my happiest moments was standing in a parking lot wavy with heat and kissing my son on the side of his neck which was covered in sand. The asphalt was sticky under my shoes. There were still miles and miles to go before sleep. And a mosquito had justRead more of this blog post »

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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)

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