How To Rock Braces and Glasses

Dec 23, 2011 Jewels Faulkner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I was at the bookstore trying to pick out what to read next, i stumbled upon the amazing teen-clique book. It caught my attention because of the title. Both of which I have:). Since this is not w typical book for me I was very pleasantly surprised by the realness of this book. How to Rock Braces and Glasses is extremely dry humored, and a must read. Especially, if you have both glasses and braces:).

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May 07, 2012 Ariel rated it 5 of 5 stars

‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’
‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’ by Meg Haston 324pages long. The novel is based a young adult, who is on top of the popular charts to hit rock bottom. To meet some rockin’ people at the bottom, joining the ‘Gravity’ and to help out a true friend; Kacey Simon finds out the truth of her ex-friends, but to slam out with her friends. As Kacey going through getting braces and glasses can suck at times. But, through those glasses you can see who are your friends and...more ‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’
‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’ by Meg Haston 324pages long. The novel is based a young adult, who is on top of the popular charts to hit rock bottom. To meet some rockin’ people at the bottom, joining the ‘Gravity’ and to help out a true friend; Kacey Simon finds out the truth of her ex-friends, but to slam out with her friends. As Kacey going through getting braces and glasses can suck at times. But, through those glasses you can see who are your friends and not. Each of the characters is to go through the plot, other characters, and the point on the novel. Some people just wait for the plot to play out; this is a whole different type of ‘Cinderella’.
The plot starts off was Kacey Simon as the most popular girl in Marquette Middle School. Her super popular friends Molly Knight, Liv Parrillo, and Vanessa (Nessa) Beckett always had her back, for everything. Boys, fashion, parties, whatever! The four of them did everything together but thanks to Kacey’s purple eye contacts she needs glasses for a short time. She had a show on the school’s news show called “Simon Says”, she was important to the play she was also in; everything was important to her. With a simple mistake Kacey had to have braces over that she didn’t wear her glasses to Molly’s skate party. With whom she calls “Skinny Jeans” or Zander Jarvis is a band member to Gravity. Her best friend Molly is head over heels for this guy. Hiding from her friends the first day back to school of her braces and glasses, with a little outburst cost her whole life as a popular down the toilet. Hitting rock bottom, but hitting the bottom isn’t that bad. Trying to regain her ex-friends; by using a girl who wants to be class president again…Paige Greene. Plus, using ‘Gravity 4’ or Zander to get Molly to like her again. She uses people to get what she wants. After getting to know the band and Paige; she soon didn’t want to be with her ex-friends. But, it was too late. She had quite the band and dumped Paige for her Super Popular friends. With the Hugest gig that ‘Gravity 4’ will have no Kacey to help them out. So Zander takes it into his own hands by singing one of Kacey’s favorite songs “Go Your Own Way- Fleetwood Mac”. Messing up in the wrong key cost them the gig but, Kacey couldn’t stand to see her friends go through it. She got up on stage and helps them. To win ‘Gravity 4’ back and Paige. But to lose the Preps than her true friends. The characters are in this of one reason only…MUSIC!
The characters are realist on people we would see in High School or Middle School. The main Character- Kacey Simon is the really stuck up girl who only cares for her looks, who she hangs with, and what rank she is. Once she hit rock bottom she finds that true friends never pale on their friends. By the time she had what she wanted to be back into the Preps she soon wants to not be and be with her true friends? Molly Knight- Being the second prettiest girl at Marquette Middle School wit that she fell head over heels for Zander Jarvis to add on to that she only wanted to be Kacey’s friend because she was super popular with that when Kacey hit rock bottom, she was the new prettiest girl in the school. Zander Jarvis- A guitarist/singer in ‘Gravity 4’, best of friends with Kevin Cho, Nelson Lund, and The Beat, plus seems to have a little crush on Kacey Simon. Paige Greene- Super smart, wants to be the re-elective as class president, plans out how to get Kacey back into a Prep, and is Kacey’s best friend. Liv Parrillo and Vanessa (Nessa) Beckett- Molly’s what I like to call Prep Roborts, listen to the highest one standing, and into only fashion and them-selves. Kevin Cho, Nelson Lund, and The Beat- Kevin the bass guitar, Nelson the keyboard, and The Beat as the drums. Kevin is the woman wiser who thinks he can get any girl in the school; Nelson is the shy yet the nerdy/geeky guy who is into videogames and music. The Beat in the one who is in for the music and that’s it. Quinn Wilder- The guy who thinks his all that and into girls, plays, and sports…plus Molly as well. Each character is very well described on that they have their own thoughts out on school and music. The characters are all into music and what are the outlooks in their Middle School and High School Life. With crushes, friends, music, and fun will all is play out in this story. Telling that Kacey is the main character shows that this book is based on her point of view.
Kacey’s Point of View on the novel is all about her and the people she comes in contact with. This can cause some problems…okay a lot of problems. Kacey is all about her and how to be fashionable, who to be with, and most of all how to look. She’s all on the newest style and with that she is the top Prep at Marquette Middle School. She’s telling at nerds are nerds and that they are the most superior ones in their school. But, once she hits rock bottom she finds out being popular was as important as she thought it would be. With the help of Paige Greene, the two girls agree to get Kacey back on top and of Kacey get Paige re-elective as class president. Joining ‘Gravity 4’ helped Kacey out with Molly wanting to be Zander’s girlfriend. She soon has feeling towards Zander and told him that she was going to quite the band. In shock Zander stop talking to her. She was happy to be back with her Preps but, deep down inside she missed ‘Gravity 4’ and hanging out with Paige. She never told anyone but, she really did. On her point of view was telling and showing her feelings, what she thought of others, and of who really did matter. Her point of view was important to the story. Wonder if it was under Zander’s point of view? Who knows? ‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’ shows that this fairy tale isn’t as big as one thinks.
‘How to Rock- Braces and Glasses’ is based on a young adult, who is on top of the popular charts to hit rock bottom. To meet some rockin’ people at the bottom, joining the ‘Gravity’ and to help out a true friend; Kacey Simon finds out the truth of her ex-friends, but to slam out with her friends. As Kacey going through getting braces and glasses can suck at times. But, through those glasses you can see who are your friends and not. Each of the characters is to go through the plot, other characters, and the point on the novel. This is a whole different type of ‘Cinderella’.
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Mar 16, 2012 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite, fiction, young-adult, series

So in the interest of full disclosure, I'm a huge fan of the Nickelodeon show of the same name. (Huge, dorky fan of the crazy, fanfic-writing type.) I didn't even know this book EXISTED until after I started watching the show, and me being me I decided I had to read it.

There's very few similarities between the book and the show. A few names carried over (mostly first names - Kacey Simon was the only full name to make it over). The first episode is an incredibly condensed version of the whole boo...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Soarin Soraya rated it 4 of 5 stars

A mouthful of a title, pun intended, but a fabulous book. Most of us have gone through embarrassing moments in our school lives where we ended up at the bottom of the food chain, tormented for the very things that would make our teeth straight and protected walls from our bumbling. So, as one who had to deal with both of these things, I found it satisfying that Kacey had to go through the trials, especially as she was originally a Queen Bee and a rather blunt, sometimes harsh, one at that!
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Jan 04, 2012 Karen Yingling added it

Kacey is not only popular, she is mean. She is a presenter on the school television broadcast every morning, giving advice, which is almost always snarky. She cares a lot about what she wears, and just got a new pair of violet colored contact lenses. When she forgets to use eyedrops with them, they cause an eye infection. She is fitted with a pair of heavy, tortoiseshell eyeglasses. A little while later, she gets heavy duty braces which result in a lisp. The understudy for her starring role in t...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Angel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: poppy, 2011-release, contemporary, ya

Release Date: September 5, 2011
Publisher: Poppy
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Source: ARC won from Karen @ For What It's Worth
Gorgeous, uber-harsh, and uber-stylish, Kacey Simon is the undisputed social dictator of Marquette Middle School. That is, until an eye infection and a visit to the dentist leave her with coke-bottle glasses, a mouth full of metal, and... a littttthsp! Dissed and dismissed by her popular friends, Kacey is forced to hang out with a boy who wears skinny je...more

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Oct 23, 2011 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Middle School Chick Lit Fans

Recommended to Amanda by: ARC from publisher

Shelves: arc, ya-lit-realistic-fiction, 2011

I received this as an ARC at ALA and was excited to read it because it appeared geared to MS girls. The story is a mean-girl gets a dose of her own medicine and becomes a better person story and I just read it will also be a (or is currently) a new sitcom on Nick.

**Spoilers below***

There are several things about the novel that don't ring true to me and I feel it would have been better if the novel had been set in a high school. The middle school has a full blown TV station, newspaper and produc...more

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Aug 02, 2011 The Rusty Key rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Reviewed by Rusty Key Writer: Becca Worthington

Recommended for: Girls, ages 9-12

One Word Summary: Off-Key

The entire time I was reading How to Rock Braces and Glasses, I couldn’t help thinking that it would make a much better movie than a book. After all, a gimmicky and formulaic plot with cookie-cutter stereotypical characters tends to reek of Hollywood, and not always in a bad way. So it came as very little surprise to discover after finishing the book that it is being launched and marketed alo...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Becca rated it 2 of 5 stars

HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES
By Meg Haston

(as posted on The Rusty Key)

Recommended for: Girls, ages 9-12

One Word Summary: Off-Key

The entire time I was reading HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES, I couldn’t help thinking that it would make a much better movie than a book. After all, a gimmicky and formulaic plot with cookie-cutter stereotypical characters tends to reek of Hollywood, and not always in a bad way. So it came as very little surprise to discover after finishing the book that it is being...more HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES
By Meg Haston

(as posted on The Rusty Key)

Recommended for: Girls, ages 9-12

One Word Summary: Off-Key

The entire time I was reading HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES, I couldn’t help thinking that it would make a much better movie than a book. After all, a gimmicky and formulaic plot with cookie-cutter stereotypical characters tends to reek of Hollywood, and not always in a bad way. So it came as very little surprise to discover after finishing the book that it is being launched and marketed alongside a sitcom by the same name starring Cymphonique on Nickelodeon this upcoming September.

Super-cool, mega-popular, and eternally harsh Kacey Simon is Queen Bee of Marquette Middle School. As lead in the school musical, social director of the hallways, and host of the school channel advice show, “Simon Says,” she dishes out insult after insult to all of her fellow classmates—both friend and foe alike—in the name of “brutal honesty.” But when an allergic reaction to her new contacts lands her with a pair of glasses, and then a roller skating accident leads to a dentist visit that results in braces, her image is irreparably damaged almost overnight.

Without her looks to keep her on top, Kacey quickly sinks to the bottom of the social pool. Her cool best friends drop her like a bad habit, even making fun of her to her face, and the director decides that a metal mouth with a lisp may no longer be the best choice for the lead role and kicks her out of the play. At first she is humiliated and downtrodden, but when the opportunity comes to join a new band, she decides to take her fading fame into her own hands and show the school exactly how to rock braces and glasses.

Granted, I was not a cool kid. My bangs were too big, my perm a few years too late, my clothes always a couple seasons behind. And like the other 98 percent of kids just like me, I dreaded being at the blunt end of the looks or comments of one of the “cool kids.” That being said, I was intrigued to read a middle grade book from the point of view of a pre-teen meanie, particularly a book that sets out to “un-cool” them, excited to see if they could make me relate or (gasp) sympathize. And I must say it didn’t.

Negative thought it sounds, there should be something satisfactory in seeing a “cool kid” get their comeuppance, especially when they learn their lesson and become a better person as a result, and this book hits the necessary beats that lead up to a stand-and-applaud monologue moment of change… but it does so by plodding along methodically through a series of requisite and utterly unsurprising plot points. Similarly, one can’t deny that it’s admirable to tell a modern morality tale that middle schoolers can relate to… but that admiration is diminished when the tale is a staggeringly superficial one. In short, all the benefits of this book—cute boys, intriguing premise, zippy dialogue—don’t change the fact that it is written from the viewpoint of a self-proclaimed jerk who doesn’t change nearly as much as she needs to over the course of the story.

I wish that I had liked this book more. As popcorn lit, it’s infinitely better written that many of its counterparts, giving less page time to brand name clothing and more real estate to the actual thoughts and interactions of pre-teen girls. But in the end, the protagonist never sufficiently makes amends for all the damage that she did while she was cool, and the moral of the story is significantly weakened by this huge lapse.

As far as learning HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES, here’s to hoping the TV show rocks a little harder than the book does.(less)

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Nov 23, 2012 Leah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: somehow-this-book-included-a-crush

In debating whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars, I decided to go with three, simply because while I liked the style of writing the plot seemed to be a bit cliche, and there were a few other things (that I'll go into detail about later) that I just didn't like about the book.

First of all, I DID NOT like the main character, Kacey. I'm not sure whether this was the author's goal (to make her an unlikable character) or if there was just something about her that I didn't like. Kacey thought she wa...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

*This review may contain spoilers, but if you dont care, read on.*

This book caught my eye not just because it is the book to the Nickelodeon sitcom "How to Rock", but because it was my last week of having braces. (This is also why I read it so fast...I wanted to finish it before I got my braces off today.)

I really rate this book 3.75 stars, but I just rounded up.

It was a cute story that taught a lesson. It reminded me of Crash, because the main character Kacey goes through a personality transfo...more

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Jan 28, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen, coming-of-age, girls

I had both braces and glasses in middle school, so was totally drawn into the title. Not that I rocked them, by any means. :-)

Kacey Simon says what's on her mind, even if people don't want to hear it. Her harsh critiques have made her a social butterfly at Marquette Middle School. Her popularity soars with her outrageous newscaster skills, and she's always surrounded by friends. But when she gets an eye infection, her contacts are taken away and replaced with new glasses. To make matters worse,...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Jewelz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Since this IS an ARC I can't really use the summary on the back of the book because they may change it for the original! And Goodreads doesn't really give you much to get to know the book from. I'm going to TRY to summarize this for you better. BUT I am terrible at it. So... brace yourself.

Kacey Simon is one popular, snobbish, amazingly pretty girl that all of us girls would KILL to be. She's also sometimes a little TO honest. Suddenly, all of that changes when she gets an eye infection and has...more Since this IS an ARC I can't really use the summary on the back of the book because they may change it for the original! And Goodreads doesn't really give you much to get to know the book from. I'm going to TRY to summarize this for you better. BUT I am terrible at it. So... brace yourself.

Kacey Simon is one popular, snobbish, amazingly pretty girl that all of us girls would KILL to be. She's also sometimes a little TO honest. Suddenly, all of that changes when she gets an eye infection and has to wear hideous glasses and then get braces. On top of it all her braces give her a littthsp! Now, she has to give up her star roll, her "reporting career",and her friends.. who she then realizes weren't really that good of friends from the start. Kacey has to learn who her true friends are and if being popular is really all it's "cracked up to be" in How to Rock Braces and Glasses by Meg Haston.

Oh. My. GOODNESS. This book was SPECTACULAR! My mom got me this ARC when she wast at the BEA conference! She got LOADS of ARCs! Now, if you have been reading this blog for a while you know that I'm not the biggest fan of contemporary. Especially, when the main form of it isn't romance. 'Cause ya know... I love my contemporary romance. ;) This book literally blew my mind.

Kacey was one of the main characters that you really didn't like at the beginning and then all of a sudden, BAM! you love her and have sympathy towards her. You could really tell how she changed as a person thoroughly through this book. She had choices where I literally had to set the book down and take a deep breath to keep from screaming, "DON'T DO IT!" That's a good thing in my book. I want to be involved. And you should be.

I'm not the skinny jeans rock band type.. but MAN I love Zander. He was so sweet and understanding! When everyone thought that Kacey's glasses and braces were a huge turn off, he didn't mind. Now, THAT'S an awesome guy!

I only have ONE piece of criticism and that was that the ending came a little too fast. About the last three pages everything got resolved. I wish it would have been a little less rushed and there was more time to fix everything. I do think, though that it ended so fast because there will be a second book. So HOORAY! There's a second book!

I was utterly blown away with this book. I usually don't like contemporary especially when it isn't contemporary romance. I absolutely can not wait for the next book! I give this book 5 out of 5 diva crowns! This book comes out on September 5th 2011! So you better get it! It is a book that you HAVE to get!
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Jun 10, 2013 Mimi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved this book. I put it off for a long time. Like 2 months. Now that I've read it I kinda wondered why. I thought the 1st part of the 1st half was a little boring but the rest just took me to the moon. Is that a real phrase? Oh well moving on.

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Jun 16, 2012 Melissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

So many of the books that I read have been recommended to me by friends, or other bloggers, or I've seen reviews of the books on other blogs, or on Goodreads. But this one I saw on the library's recently ordered page, and I loved the title, so I put it on hold immediately.

It's definitely a younger YA title, since the characters are in Grade 7. Kacey Simon is the most popular girl in her middle school, until an eye infection results in her getting glasses and a chipped molar results in her dentis...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Crys (The Hodgenator) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: coming-of-age, tween, friendship

An absolutely adorable novel.

Readers are introduced to Kacey Simon, the IT girl of her middle school. She is famous for her Simon Says segments, and while it seems to give her fame amongst her crowd, is it the way to help people?

Kacey is popular, she is beautiful, and she is talented. She also has a problem - can you guess what it is?

If you guessed braces and glasses, you get the prize. This combination leads to her social suicide, so to speak, and it turns out that friendship can be fickle.

Whi...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Kat Goldin rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is excellent for the beginning middle school student (girl) since it is a slightly more mature read that is typically offered in elementary school. There is no obscenities, no sex and no need for a dictionary or deep conversation of the characters traits. It is a wonderful, fun read that is great for entertaining the masses. The story is of an 8th grade diva that has the clothes, the style and the friends. But, she, Kacey Simon, who gets to waffles some knowledge from the other side of...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Amy (Books, College, and Other Random Things) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, reviewed

Kacey Simon is the queen bee of Marquette Middle School tells people exactly what she thinks. She also gives this type of advice in her segment of her school’s newscast called “Simon Says”. She has three best friends, Molly, Liv, and Nessa and is currently the lead in the school’s play of Guys and Dolls.

She’s super excited because her crush, Quinn Wilder, is the leading male. Kacey thinks nothing can stop…until she gets an eye infection and is forced to wear glasses. Also after a freak roller sk...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Arianna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Kacey Simon is the queen bee at Marquette Middle School. She's pretty, popular, has lots of friends, is the star of the musical and even has her own school-wide advice show. But then something terrible happens. An eye infection puts her in horrible thick glasses AND she has to get braces that give her a lisp. Her supposed friends now want nothing to do with her, and suddenly Kacey is on the bottom of the food chain. Determined to work her way back to the top, she makes a deal with her ex-friend...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Wandering Librarians rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, friendship, middle-grade, realistic-fiction

Kacey Simon is the queen bee at Marquette Middle School. She's pretty, popular, has lots of friends, is the star of the musical and even has her own school-wide advice show. But then something terrible happens. An eye infection puts her in horrible thick glasses AND she has to get braces that give her a lisp. Her supposed friends now want nothing to do with her, and suddenly Kacey is on the bottom of the food chain. Determined to work her way back to the top, she makes a deal with her ex-friend...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Kris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Middle schooler, Kasey Simon is a mean girl in every way. The daughter of a popular Chicago anchor woman, Kasey thinks it is her journalist duty to be honest with everyone. But honesty hurts, giving Kasey the reputation of a mean girl and the most popular girl in school. She has her clique of friends, Molly, Nessa and Liv. But even they turn on her after an embarrassing fall at Molly’s roller rink birthday party. Kasey’s new contacts made it hard to see and the fall does damage to her teeth. Bot...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Ariana d. rated it 1 of 5 stars

Okay, people, I might not be totally just here, but I read a couple of chapters, barely restrained myself from throwing it at the wall and disturbing the man who was sleeping over his newspaper. I mean, come on! I picked up the book because I liked the design on the cover and forgave the title because I was in a good mood. But, hello? Fur coats? Tousled hair? MIDDLE SCHOOL. I can't say any more because, again, I didnt make it through maybe the 3rd chapter, but it was definitely not my kind of bo...more

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Aug 11, 2011 LaShonte' Miller marked it as to-read

I want to read How to Rock Braces and Glasses because Nickelodeon has reportedly picked up a new sitcom titled “How to Rock Braces and Glasses” based on that new book series from Alloy Entertainment. The show will star young recording artist Cymphonique (the daughter of hip-hop star Master P) as the character Kacey.

In the show, Kacey is a popular girl whose popularity goes down when she gets braces and glasses. Now Kacey must find a new way to shine, and she uses her music to do so.

The “How to R...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Spark740 rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm actually not sure how to review this chic-flic book. On one hand, I'd give it no stars. On the other, I'd give it four. Which is why it's getting two. OK, so down to the chase. Characterization? It was good; as good as any book in this genre out there. The plot wasn't bad, mostly because of situation detailing. If boiled down, it's the rather mundane Mean Girls plot line - which I suppose is better than its alternatives. I suppose. But it wasn't stellar. There were random instances of captit...more I'm actually not sure how to review this chic-flic book. On one hand, I'd give it no stars. On the other, I'd give it four. Which is why it's getting two. OK, so down to the chase. Characterization? It was good; as good as any book in this genre out there. The plot wasn't bad, mostly because of situation detailing. If boiled down, it's the rather mundane Mean Girls plot line - which I suppose is better than its alternatives. I suppose. But it wasn't stellar. There were random instances of captitals throughout the book which really got me off-kilter, since only 50% of them were worth shouting. Now those are rather minor things. The actual story had good pacing and relatively good stock characters, and I have to say Meg Haston had some luck in sequencing.
BIG PROBLEM.
I am fifteen. I have a twelve year old brother. Is he NEAR as mature, knowledgeable, deep, serious, socially involved and relationship-entranced as either of the 12-year-old love interests in this book?
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
The only way, in fact, the kids in this book seemed even in the ballpark of their ages was their choice of dress. Glitzy glam? Over-accessorizing? Yes, of course. Perfect. But seriously? My brother has no deep inkling of how relationships work, what he wants in a girl, how to attract them, and definitely not any clue of how to kiss them or how to sexily approach kissing them. Even the grade 8 girls were a little unbelievable. I mean, I can see the phones, the quick and flighty mood changes, the desperate materialism. But a 13 year old with her own TV show? And who practically combusts in horror upon the advent of glasses? And who can come up with mature, witty comments on a moment's notice? Not only that, her friends do it too. One of them has a boy-girl party in a deserted rollerskating center, where a live band plays. Excuse me, do twelve year olds organize their own gigs? Do they transport their own equipment?
This is the failing point of this book. I'm sorry, but it is the very, very, very, very rare adult who can properly characterize a person under 14. And Meg Haston is no exception.

**NB: most adult readers will have no problem with the ages in here. But I'm still so close, and my brother is so close, I know this is NOT reality. One of my brother's friends is 12, and he crushes on a girl simply because she offered him a seat at camp! He has no clue about relationships, and neither do other normal 12-year-olds.

I also had braces for two years. They came off 2 years ago. The retainer is much worse, I promise you. (less)

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Oct 16, 2012 Maggie Fouberg rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a really good book I thought that Meg Haston described the characters in great detail and really put them to life. I hear that she is comin out with a sequel to this book and I can't wait to read it. I really would recommend this book to other students because it is a talks about issues 7th graders deal with in their every day lives. The main character is a 7th grade girl who is at the top of the food chain then she gets an eye infection from her contacts and has to get glasses, goes to...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Ken Kugler rated it 2 of 5 stars

Meg Haston's book, How To Rock Braces and Glasses, is a very well written book and I enjoyed her style in telling this story. That said, I cannot believe that anyone would or should care about the main character, Kacey Simon, a mean spirited girl who uses her school TV segment "Simon Says" to rip apart students who ask for advice. This is all in the spirit of "telling it like it is".
When her life starts to fall apart because of an eye infection that forces Kacey to wear Coke-bottle glasses and t...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Shelley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Got an advanced reading copy of this 'tween book at a conference I attended. Kacey Simon is the undisputed popular girl in middle school until she (gasp!!!) gets glasses and braces. Her fall from popularity to the depths of four-eyed and brace-face geekdom brings with it some life lessons . . . There is so much more to a person than just appearance; the choices you make can have a significant impact others; and finally, only you can control your own actions.

While the story line was fairly predic...more

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Oct 18, 2012 123jasminea rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 25, 2013 JennRenee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-audio-austin, challenge-2012-2013-winter-read, 2013-read

he cover is what really caught my attention. I love the cover, it is so much fun, so bright and doodley. I figured it must be a fun book. I picked up the audio and gave it a go. It was a very fun book. I love the character, she is such a typical teenager going through all the emotions and insecurities that we all seem to go though at 13 years. I loved the story, and the writing was awesome, I was laughing from start to finish.

Kacey is the typical 13 year old who happens to be very popular. She i...more
he cover is what really caught my attention. I love the cover, it is so much fun, so bright and doodley. I figured it must be a fun book. I picked up the audio and gave it a go. It was a very fun book. I love the character, she is such a typical teenager going through all the emotions and insecurities that we all seem to go though at 13 years. I loved the story, and the writing was awesome, I was laughing from start to finish.

Kacey is the typical 13 year old who happens to be very popular. She is very frank and comes off a little too rough with her words but no one ever seems to point it out to her. They act like they love her when truthfully they just want to be her or accepted by her for the sake of their place in the junior high food chain. Kacey is not only popular, she loves to be in front of a crowd or camera. She is in drama and just won herself the lead and she also has a place in the school morning show giving advice. She loves her life. Then… it all falls apart because of an eye infection and a freak accident she ends up in glasses and braces with a lisp and everyone drops her. Yes its very shallow, but more true than we ever wanted to admit at that age. Kacey has a plan to be on top again. It starts with an ex friend and a new guy. Hanging out with people she doesn’t particularly like can be dangerous.. especially when you find, they aren’t so bad after all.

This book was just fun. I think had a few blurry eyed moments too but I am a softy. What I found to be so fun about this book was the humor and the characters, what I found to be a great read in this book was the truth that is seen by this particular age group and the truth that we see as an adult looking back. I remember these sort of days from junior high.. although I never knew any very cute very talented boys that had their own band… I knew lots of man girls, fake friends, cute boys, and those few that were honest and didn’t give a poo about what others thought. This book had them all too.

Kacey is very superficial in the beginning. She likes the fame, the popularity, and everything that comes with it. Who wouldn’t. What she found was that all she cherished could be gone in a flash and she would be at the mercy of all those she felt inferior before. Kacey never meant to be a mean girl. She had no clue that her true and honest remarks were mean. She thought she was helping those around her come to the truth and better themselves. When she needed friends the most, her friends ditched her and an old friend resurfaces and rescues her from the pit of geekdom. What I liked about Kacey is that she did learn, she did grow, and even though it took a big fall to get there, she became a better friend and person (without losing her wittiness)The stars of the book for me though were Zander and Paige. Zander, the skinny jean rocker boy… is so sweet. He is cool and reserved and he is exactly what you see. He likes Kacey for who she is and the glasses and braces.. no big deal. Paige, the old friend, is just smart! She doesn’t care what anyone else thinks of her. She is determined to make a difference starting with the school and she is true to herself. These two characters really made the book for me.

The writing is easy going, flows well, great pace, and very witty. The story is cliché but cute and still it’s own. The characters rock the book for sure. Quick and easy read to sit down with just to have some fun.

The writing is easy going, flows well, great pace, and very witty. The story is cliché but cute and still it’s own. The characters rock the book for sure. Quick and easy read to sit down with just to have some fun.(less)

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Jul 19, 2012 Addie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Let's just start off by saying that I did pick this book just because it had the words braces and glasses on the cover. Other than that, I had no idea what the book was about. I thought it was just about a girl getting braces and glasses and getting used to them but I didn't know what else was in the story. So, when I started reading this book I figured out what it was mainly about: Popularity. (Like most books are these days.) (It's still good though, don't worry!) This book is about a girl in...more

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