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Dwarf: A Memoir Paperback - 2012
by DiDonato, Tiffanie (Author)/ Dyball, Rennie (Author)
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- Title Dwarf: A Memoir
- Author DiDonato, Tiffanie (Author)/ Dyball, Rennie (Author)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume
- Date 2012
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0452298113
- ISBN 9780452298118 / 0452298113
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Topical: Physically Challenged
- Library of Congress subjects Dwarfs, Bone lengthening (Orthopedics)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012009982
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
It's okay with me if you picked up this book because you're curious about what it's like to live with dwarfism. But I hope that you'll take away much moreabout adapting to the world when it won't adapt to you.”from Dwarf
A memoir of grit and transformation for anyone who has been told something was impossible and then went on to do it anyway.
Tiffanie DiDonato was born with dwarfism. Her limbs were so short that she was not able to reach her own ears. She was also born with a serious case of optimism. She decided to undergo a series of painful bone-lengthening surgeries that gave her an unprecedented 14 inches of heightand the independence she never thought she’d have.
After her surgeries, Tiffanie was able to learn to drive, to live in the dorms during college, and to lead a normal life. She even made time to volunteer, writing to troops stationed abroad, and one of those Marine pen pals ultimately became her husband.
Dwarf is a moving and, at times, funny testament to the power of sheer determination, and has been compared to Andrew solomon's Far From the Tree.
A memoir of grit and transformation for anyone who has been told something was impossible and then went on to do it anyway.
Tiffanie DiDonato was born with dwarfism. Her limbs were so short that she was not able to reach her own ears. She was also born with a serious case of optimism. She decided to undergo a series of painful bone-lengthening surgeries that gave her an unprecedented 14 inches of heightand the independence she never thought she’d have.
After her surgeries, Tiffanie was able to learn to drive, to live in the dorms during college, and to lead a normal life. She even made time to volunteer, writing to troops stationed abroad, and one of those Marine pen pals ultimately became her husband.
Dwarf is a moving and, at times, funny testament to the power of sheer determination, and has been compared to Andrew solomon's Far From the Tree.
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/01/2012, Page 7
- Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2012, Page 0
- People Weekly, 12/03/2012, Page 56