Gerber, Alyson,

Braced / Alyson Gerber. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic , c2017. - 287 pages ; 22 cm

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.

ISBN: 9780545902144 0545902142 9780545907613 0545907616 9781338166453 133816645X

LCCN: 2016016818

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Scoliosis in children
Genetic disorders
Orthopedic braces
Mothers and daughters
Self-consciousness (Sensitivity)
Families

Dewey Class. No.: 813.6 Fic