Braced
★"A masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance."
–Booklist, starred review
Soccer star Rachel has friends, a crush . . . and scoliosis. When her doctor prescribes a back brace, she feels trapped and mortified. Will it break her––or make her stronger?
Written by an author who wore a brace of her own, Braced is the inspiring, heartfelt story of a girl learning to manage the many curves life throws her way.
The first contemporary novel about a disease that bends the lives of ten percent of all tweens: scoliosis.
Awards & Praise
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection · Oklahoma's Sequoyah Book Award Nominee · Indiana's Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee · New Hampshire's Teen Read Award Nominee · Virginia Readers' Choice Nominee · South Dakota's Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
★"Comparisons to Judy Blume's Deenie (1973) might be inevitable, but Rachel stands admirably on her own."
—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW
★"A masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance."
—BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW
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Braced
Braced
★"A masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance."
–Booklist, starred review
Soccer star Rachel has friends, a crush . . . and scoliosis. When her doctor prescribes a back brace, she feels trapped and mortified. Will it break her––or make her stronger?
Written by an author who wore a brace of her own, Braced is the inspiring, heartfelt story of a girl learning to manage the many curves life throws her way.
The first contemporary novel about a disease that bends the lives of ten percent of all tweens: scoliosis.
Awards & Praise
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection · Oklahoma's Sequoyah Book Award Nominee · Indiana's Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee · New Hampshire's Teen Read Award Nominee · Virginia Readers' Choice Nominee · South Dakota's Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
★"Comparisons to Judy Blume's Deenie (1973) might be inevitable, but Rachel stands admirably on her own."
—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW
★"A masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance."
—BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW
MORE BOOKS BY ALYSON GERBER