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herphoenixloves's review against another edition
3.0
This book did good in encouraging young girl’s to have confidence to follow their dreams. It also helps people to see that they shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
However I did not like that she kept saying she “wasn’t as cool” as other people. That just irritated me.
However I did not like that she kept saying she “wasn’t as cool” as other people. That just irritated me.
nihess's review against another edition
5.0
As a girl with a disability, this book was very inspiring and showed me that my disability can't and won't stop me from achieving my dreams.
sarahannkateri's review against another edition
1.0
1.5
Man, I feel like a real grump for raining on the author's "You can do it!" positivity parade, but this was just not good. Curran comes off as a vapid pageant cliche who idolizes princesses and unironically brags about having good typing skills, and the writing is uninteresting and repetitive.
I also thought there was a weird undercurrent in the author's treatment of other folks with disabilities, but maybe that's just me.
Man, I feel like a real grump for raining on the author's "You can do it!" positivity parade, but this was just not good. Curran comes off as a vapid pageant cliche who idolizes princesses and unironically brags about having good typing skills, and the writing is uninteresting and repetitive.
I also thought there was a weird undercurrent in the author's treatment of other folks with disabilities, but maybe that's just me.
broe028's review against another edition
3.0
As a pageant girl myself, I was drawn to reading an incredible story. Such a sweet girl who grew up with a disability that she didn’t let stop her. She followed her dreams and in the process made the dreams of others come true as well. I think it’s important to remember that from a pageant perspective, this was an incredible feat, especially on the USA stage. Notorious for being viewed as just caring about image, this book told the story of a girl who was beautiful from the inside out. A cute story, and definitely a recommendation for any pageant participant and anyone who feels like the world is against them. Abbey will convince you otherwise.
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