Braced

By Alyson Gerber

A teen's life shifts when a back brace challenges her identity and dreams.

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304 pages

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Rachel Brooks is ready for a perfect school year, with a spot on the soccer team and a budding romance with Tate. But her world tilts when she's told she must wear a back brace 23 hours a day due to worsening scoliosis. As the brace alters her appearance and abilities, Rachel must navigate changing friendships and self-perception. Can she find strength in her new reality and redefine who she is beyond the brace? Discover Rachel's journey of resilience and self-discovery in this heartfelt tale of overcoming life's unexpected curves.

From the publisher

The first contemporary novel about a disease that bends the lives of 10 percent of all teenagers: scoliosis.Rachel Brooks is excited for the new school year. She’s finally earned a place as a forward on her soccer team. Her best friends make everything fun. And she really likes Tate, and she’s pretty sure he likes her back. After one last appointment with her scoliosis doctor, this will be her best year yet.Then the doctor delivers some terrible news: The sideways curve in Rachel’s spine has gotten worse, and she needs to wear a back brace 23 hours a day. The brace wraps her in hard plastic from shoulder blades to hips. It changes how her clothes fit, how she kicks a ball, and how everyone sees her – even her friends and Tate. But as Rachel confronts all the challenges the brace presents, the biggest change of all may lie in how she sees herself.Written by a debut 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.

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