Lizzie beautiful
Subtitle: the Lizzie Velásquez story
By: Lizzie and Rita Velásquez with Cynthia Lee and Lina Cuartas
Contributors: Velásquez, Rita; Lee, Cynthia; Cuartas, Lina
Publisher: Epigraph Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rhinebeck, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
ISBN-13: 9780982519004
Subjects: People with disabilities; Human Abnormalities; Biography
Other titles: Lizzie Velásquez story
Description: Lizzie Velásquez was born with a rare condition that does not allow her to gain weight.  She not only looks unnaturally thin but her features seem distorted.  Also, due to her condition, she has lost sight in one of her eyes.  Despite these handicaps, Lizzie is pursuing a college education and has become a motivational speaker, telling her inspiring story to others.
Table of contents: title: Angel baby; title: It is written; title: A wise heart; title: The first sting; title: Stand tall; title: Our unreal reality; title: Medical mystery; title: The three F's; title: No seconds; title: Beyond the cocoon; title: Fly, butterfly.