Dwarf : A Memoir Paperback - 2012
by DiDonato, Tiffanie, Dyball, Rennie
- Used
Description
Details
- Title Dwarf : A Memoir
- Author DiDonato, Tiffanie, Dyball, Rennie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2012-11-27
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP102396349
- 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
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 height—and 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.
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 11/01/2012, Page 7
- Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2012, Page 0
- People Weekly, 12/03/2012, Page 56
