Bookfilter: YA Roller Skating Novel

November 14, 2013 5:22 AM

I am trying to find a book I read as a child in the early/mid 90s. Set in the UK.

It was about a girl who is really into rollerskating, she is staying somewhere near the seaside, and she goes out early in the morning to skate up and down the promenade/esplanade when it isn't busy. She times herself to see how fast she goes - she's very competitive. She may be staying with an aunt or a relative or something. I think there might be a race at some point. There is definitely a bit where she crashes and hurts herself on the asphalt. I'm pretty sure the front cover had a picture of her skating (blonde hair I think). It was a UK book and I am GUESSING it would have been published in late 80s/early 90s. It is driving me INSANE. Any help much appreciated!

posted by drunkonthemoon to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

I've had no luck figuring this one out, I'm afraid, but if this poster on librarything was looking for the same book, the protagonist was called Anastasia (no, probably not Anastasia Krupnik) and went by Stacey. There are a few other details the OP mentions in follow-ups in the thread.

I did try Google image searches for "Lions Teen Tracks" and "Puffin Plus" in case one of those had a roller-skating girl on the front cover, but no such luck. I can't remember the names of the other YA imprints of the time.
posted by ManyLeggedCreature at 8:24 AM on November 14, 2013 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Girl's name is Rosie, not Anastasia (as per that other question), but One Minute Dream by Colin Pearce?
posted by paperback version at 2:31 PM on November 14, 2013 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: That's the one! Thank you!
posted by drunkonthemoon at 7:43 AM on November 15, 2013