A Face for Picasso - Ariel Henley 有声书音频M4B+电子书
Reading age : 13+ years
Lexile measure : 880L
Grade level : 7 - 9
A Face for Picasso
By: Ariel Henley
Narrated by: Ariel Henley
Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
Release date: 11-04-21
Language: English
Publisher's Summary
A Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award
A 2021 Booklist Editors' Choice
A New York Public Library Best Books of 2021
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for Teens
A NCSS Notable Book
A Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction for Older Readers
The myFace Courage Award
There was danger in the kind of beauty I was desperate to achieve.
At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan Henley were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome — a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive it. Growing up, Ariel and her sister endured numerous medical procedures to keep them alive. Doctors expanded the twins’ skulls and broke bones to make room for their growing organs. After each surgery, the sisters felt like strangers to each other, unable to recognize themselves in the mirror.
Their case attracted international attention. A French fashion magazine said Ariel and Zan “resembled the works of Picasso,” as if they were abstract paintings, not girls just trying to survive.
Later, plastic surgeons cut and trimmed and tugged their faces toward a tenuous aesthetic ideal. The girls dreamed of appearing “beautiful” but would settle for “normal.” Fighting for acceptance was a daily chore. Between besting middle school bullies, becoming a cheerleader in high school, and finding her literary voice in college, Ariel learned to navigate a beauty-obsessed world with a facial disfigurement to become the woman she is today.
From a resonant new voice, here is an unforgettable young adult memoir about beauty, sisterhood, and the strength it takes to put your life — and yourself — back together, time and time again.
©2021 Ariel Henley (P)2021 Recorded Books
Unabridged Audiobook
Categories: Teen & Young Adult
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