![]() ![]() You cannot push each and everything and force them to occur according to you, isn’t it? You will have to wait and be patient to understand things and they would automatically fall in their places. Hence, there would be situations when you will have to roll as per the circumstances and let things happen as per they are supposed to! You will have to understand the reality that life will have its own plans set for you. There are times when things will not turn up as per your thoughts. However, a person who is capable of witnessing all of those circumstances yet does not feel low is the only one who is going to succeed at the end of the day. Things do not take place as you think they would, you will have to face different unwanted situations too!Īt times, you may feel as if the whole world is against you, and there’s no one in your favor. You will have to encounter different situations and you will have no clue about them beforehand, but again, that’s life. There is no syllabus for life’s exam. You will come across several strangers and unknown situations who will turn up to your friends or your foes, and there will be another set of people who will go away from you all of a sudden whom you never expected to do so! Life will never go according to your plans. You should have the wisdom to understand and perceive situations as they are! You must have the potential to handle the issues, and go along with the flow. All you need is to roll with it and let things happen accordingly. It is essential to understand that life doesn’t need to be so planned. Things will never turn up as you have thought them to be! There will be times when situations will go absolutely against you, but that’s fine.Įven hard situations would teach you a lot of things, and you will be inculcating a lot of values from the lessons, and use them later on. It is important to understand that life is unpredictable. There are pieces of the story that probably could have been edited out and the story would have still made sense.Life doesn’t require to be planned always. The only reason this isn't getting a full 5 stars is because I do think it gets a little long. The way this is incorporated in Maggie's every day life also helps in building Maggie's character and the rest of this world. Incorporating the role playing game will also bring in a lot of middle grade readers, I think. The art in this is fantastic, especially the way Maggie's anxiety attacks are depicted. But their friendship is so easy, and I was happy to see them get closer as the book goes on. Starting 6th grade is scary, and being able to find friends is one of the most nerve wracking things. I loved seeing their friendship grow throughout the book. She realizes that Maggie might be having anxiety attacks and she helps her through them. Maggie's friend Clara is also super supportive and helpful for Maggie. But once she finally realizes that she needs help, therapy is portayed as something positive and useful. When her parents approach her about therapy, she doesn't think she needs it, mostly because of the stigmas that exist around mental illness and going to therapy. Like many kids, she's hesitant at first to actually ask for help. ![]() This was an absolutely adorable graphic novel! What I liked the most about it was the way it dealt with Maggie's OCD. To help make all of her decisions, she uses a d20 dice, but what happens when it doesn't give her the answer that she wants? Just Roll With It follows Maggie, a girl who struggles with OCD and is just trying to get through her first year in middle school. I also liked the information in the back matter about how the book was developed. (They still play, but now that they are fathers, less often.) I appreciated the incidental diversity in the characters. It took me back to the days when my sons were engrossed in Dungeons and Dragons. ![]() I liked the inclusion of the role playing game. I liked that we see how therapy helped Maggie. By the end of the book, she realizes she needs help and goes to see one. Her parents suggest she see a therapist, but despite the evidence, Maggie insists she is fine. She carries a 20 sided die with her and rolls it continuously to help her make decisions. Upon arriving home from school she engages in a ritual of switching the lights on and off. Maggie is controlled by a kind of magical thinking. As her anxiety increases, she starts to have trouble finishing homework. On the down side, one of her sisters might be leaving home, and there seems to be some kind of low crawling creature/monster lurking outside the school. She makes a new friend, joins an after school club, and seems to be settling in well. ![]() In spite of this, her new year in middle school starts out well. It is a story about a young girl with anxiety/OCD issues. Thanks to Max at Completely Full Bookshelf for introducing me to this title. ![]()
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