Braced

When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates--but...

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Main Author: Gerber, Alyson (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates--but her mother is determined to spare her the spinal fusion surgery that she herself had as a teenager.
Physical Description:287 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780545902144
0545902142
9781338166453
133816645X
Author Notes:Alyson Gerber is the author of critically acclaimed, own-voices novels Braced and Focused . She is a graduate of The New School's MFA in Writing for Children and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. Visit her at alysongerber.com and find her everywhere else at @alysongerber.