Braced

Name: Braced
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Alyson Gerber
ISBN: 9781515949886

Author: Alyson Gerber

Narrator: Emily Lawrence

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

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 twenty-three 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.

About Alyson Gerber

Alyson Gerber is the author of Braced and Focused. She is a graduate of The New School's MFA in Writing for Children and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on August 22, 2016

BRACED is a story for anyone who's ever felt out of place. It's a story about inner strength and honesty, and I cannot sing high enough praises for this book. I absolutely loved it! I was glued to the pages reading this novel. Rachel is such a relatable main character, and I wanted all the best thin......more

Goodreads review by Jen on July 05, 2016

Utterly fantastic. Such a necessary book in terms of the subject matter, but Gerber doesn't make it preachy in the slightest. Rachel is such a real, strong, and lovable character, and the author imbues even the minor characters with strengths and believable flaws. Loved this.......more

Goodreads review by Kialy on March 01, 2017

This book was extremely hard for me to read emotionally, because it reminded me of so many things I've tried to forget about being in a back brace. The insecurity and frustration, as well as the physical pain made this hard to get through, but I am so happy this book exists. Scoliosis affects you at......more

Goodreads review by Abby on September 04, 2016

I loved this! Awesome characters, unique, important story - all around great book.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on September 16, 2016

Gerber nails the this-can't-be-happening-reality that would beset any kid faced with wearing a back brace as they entered 7th grade. The tension in this book between Rachel and her mom—whose own scoliosis history lies central to the story—is spot on, as his Gerber's presentation of the flimsy, confu......more