"Braced" is an amazing book! Rachel Brooks is experiencing a hard 7th grade when she needs to wear a back brace. Rachel has scoliosis which makes it hard to play soccer-her favorite thing. With lots of help from her friends, encouragement from her parents, and maybe a flicker of a crush, she might just survive 7th grade!
Braced
By Alyson Gerber
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3 - 7 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.1 | n/a |
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.
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.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780545907613
ISBN-10: 0545907616
Published on 7/31/2018
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (5)
If you play soccer or know something about it you should read it. Great book!
I can't WAIT to read this!! After I do I will post a review explaining a few things about myself, and why I want to read this. ❤️
Rachel is being teased because she had to wear a brace to help with her scoliosis. She doesn't like how everyone was always whispering and looking at her brace and thinking she was weird.
This book is about a girl who live is changing quickly. Instead of being a soccer star and having a normal start to the year she has to wear a brace. This brace covers her whole back and shoulders. It changes the way she looks, the way she plays soccer, and the way the boys look at her. Will she overcome all of this change? You will have to read to find out!