I won this through the Goodreads giveaway.

I'm not the intended audience for this book (it's clearly written for teens) but I just wanted to read about someone like me. I've only ever met one other such person in my life, so I guess we're pretty scarce.

In the book, Chelsea details much of her school life and the great pains she takes to avoid interacting with anyone, and to remain unnoticed. Occasionally she talks about her family life, which wanders off-topic a bit.

In the end she does find an escape, and manages to adjust her thinking about herself, although she's vague on how exactly this happens.

At the back of the book there are some adverts for other books in the 'Louder than Words' series, all involving girls and their teenage traumas, and all edited by the same person. I don't doubt that the things in 'Rae' are true (at least in essence) but this presentation makes it seem manufactured, like an Afterschool Special.

This book does not provide any answers or solutions, but I suppose if peers and educators read it and gain understanding, it might make their world a slightly kinder place. ( )