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Dear Isaac Newton, You're Ruining My Life

by Rachel Hruza
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As if seventh grade isn't hard enough, Truth Trendon learns she has to wear a back brace to help her worsening scoliosis. She decides gravity is to blame for curving her spine and ruining her life. Thanks for nothing, Isaac Newton!
Truth's brace is hard plastic, tight, and uncomfortable. She has to wear a t-shirt under it and bulky clothes over it, making her feel both sweaty and unfashionable. She's terrified that her classmates are going to find out about it.
But it's hard keeping it a secret (especially when gym class is involved), and secrets quickly turn into lies. When Truth's crush entrusts her with a big secret of his own, it leads to even more lying. Add to that a fight with her best friend, a looming school-wide presentation, and mean rumors, and it's a recipe for disaster.
As Truth navigates the ups and downs of middle school, can she learn to accept her true self, curvy spine and all?

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    March 20, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781510725287
      • File size: 450 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781510725287
      • File size: 449 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      February 15, 2018
      Truth Trendon begins seventh grade mortified that she has to wear a back brace to keep her scoliosis from getting worse.Tru has been looking forward to starting junior high with her best friend, Megan. But now she's sure that her chances of attracting her longtime crush, Brendan, are over. All of the drama and self-centeredness of adolescence are here in this first novel drawn from Hruza's own experience with scoliosis. Encased in plastic, Tru navigates a stereotypical (and rather old-fashioned) middle-class, largely white suburban life focusing on her fear of appearing different at school. Her struggles to keep the brace a secret and her anger about the situation provide the narrative tension. Tru's not the only one with a secret, however, and the plot plays out in predictable fashion. The first-person account stretches to over 350 pages, the superficial storyline inflated by the occasional intrusion of a didactic, adult tone that doesn't quite fit with Tru's 12-year-old voice: "I knew he didn't mean to sound so rude--he was clearly referring to the girl's height, since she had to be around six feet tall--but it bothered me he'd be so quick to criticize a stranger. I had become particularly sensitive when people judged others for their looks." Lesson learned--Truth finally finds her truth.Fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder may enjoy this. (Fiction. 8-12)

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    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2018
      Truth Trendon blames "gravity, the force pulling everything (my spine included) toward the earth" for her scoliosis. Truth hides her brace from classmates as she starts junior high, and her deception leads to some funny moments and eventually to a predictable message about self-acceptance; some peers have secrets as well. Truth's first-person narration often sounds like an adult voice in this light problem novel.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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