A GRAPHIC NOVEL BY KATY FARINA BABY-SITTERS ALU SLESULSLS Aa MAAN, ~ KAREN’S ROLLER SKATES BASED ON THE NOVEL BY * ANN M. MARTIN
$22.99 US | $29.99 CAN It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She’s looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows — plus someone famous — fo sign her cast. It isn’t going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.
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This book is in loving memory — of my grandmother Adele Read Martin August 2, 1894 — April 18, 1988 ae a For my parents, who were always there to make scrapes, sickness, and broken bones feel better K. F. Text copyright © 2020 by Ann M. Martin Art copyright © 2020 by Katy Farina All rights reserved. Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., Publishers since 1920. SCHOLASTIC, GRAPHIX, BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER, and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. - The publisher does not have any. control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, — recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. “This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and _ incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used - fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business <2 establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Library oF Congress Control Number: 201994528] "ISBN 978-1-338-35616-8 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-338-35614-4 {paperback} po B76 5492 ~ 202122 98 24 — Printed in the U.S.A. 88 : First edition, July 2020. Edited by Cassandra Pelham Fulton and Dayid Levithan ~ Book design by Phil Falco and Shivana Sookdeo ~~ Penciling assistance from Kendra Wells Publisher: David Saylor
Look out! Look out! Coming through! My name is Karen Brewer. | am almost seven years old. ’m a worldchampion skater.
Well, maybe not a world champion. And maybe not a Champion at all. But I’m good. Very good. These are the things | can do: Carat fast = : Stop without falling down Go backward (not as fast) Try any trick
Actually, my parents only allow me to do some tricks, even though | want to try every single one. My parents Call me a daredevil.
enete| | | | | like to leap | over things. I like to Ply over humps in the | oo zi sera] sidewalk. | try to remember to be careful, but sometimes | Forget. It’s fun to go fast.
When | go fast, | feel like Pm Flying. Karen, Andrew, come inside! It’s almost time to go to Daddy's house.
Mommy and Daddy got divorced and then married other people. This weekend, me and my brother Andrew are going to stay at Daddy's. | can’t wait for a weekend of roller-skating. There’s a new trick that | want to try.
Wait, where are Moosie and Tickly? Sorry, Moosie. Sorry, Tickly. | don’t get to see Moosie often. He lives at Daddy's house. | have two of almost everything. | even have two of Tickly. We cut him in half after | kept forgetting him at one house or the other.
The big house is Daddys. It really is a big house. Lots of people live in it. & Next door to the - > big house is a witch. | Really! Cross my heart! Do you want to hear something spooky? She grows magic herbs in her backyard and has a weird cat named Midnight.
EE The little house is Mommy's. The only people who live there are Mommy, Seth, Andrew, and me. Plus Seth’s dog, Midgie, and a cat named Rocky. | like all the people at both houses. So does Andrew. p Then | could see you every day, Moosie.
| think it’s time to try my new trick.
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| am going to leap over these cans. | Saw a woman on TV do it. She jumped over six, but I'll try only two. Oh, Karen. Do you think you should? ’'m nervous, too. But | just have to try this trick! 2]
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Don’t worry about that now. | should have worn my wrist quards... —— It’s broken. We need to take her My wrist is broken. to the emergency room. Karen, would you like if | went to the hospital with you?
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’'m Watson Brewer, and this is my daughter, Karen. She had an accident and hurt her wrist. Right this way! — SS) SSHi |] My name is Nancy. I’m one of the nurses here. You'll hove toto ran the bone doctor. Fixing bones is his specialty. While you’re waiting for him, we're going to take X-rays of your wrist bones and give you 2 sling to wear.
The bone doctor will be here soon. His name is Dr. Humphrey. 3]
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3S h_/ fs TET nue Yes, I'm Dr. Humphrey. You must Karen Brewer. How are you feeling? TEE ee EET ST, Your wrist is broken, but the good news is that it’s a pretty Clean break that’s easy to fix. Karen, can you tell me, in your own words, how you broke your wrist? All you’ll need is a cast, and then we can send you | was roller-skating, and | jumped over some coffee cans, and | landed okay. But then something happened and | fell. 33
It sounds like you’re a real daredevil! Next time, make sure you wear your wrist guards. Let’s get that cast on you now, It should be very quick. Here you go. Now your arm wont feel so heavy. You should start to feel better soon.
How am | supposed to button my buttons? How am | supposed to feed Shannon and Boo-Boo, or Rocky and Midgie, with just one hand?
Karen! Karen! How is your wrist? Does it hurt? Did you cry? What did the doctor do? Hey, Karen, we fixed Yeah. We set up pillows, you a place in the den. ' i | a blanket, and your books! You can spend the ae And I’ll let Shannon rest of the day there. stay with you.
Thank you. But | can’t read this now. | don’t feel well. 37
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David Michael, you Hey, Andrew, get get my coloring book. my coloring book. | : Come sit with us at the table, Karen. It’s time to eat.
Can | eat on the couch? 4|
Well, Moosie. | am not going to waste this day lying around on the couch. ’'m going to play outside. There’s nothing wrong with my legs. Maybe | can even go skating later.
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