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  • The Courage to Compete

  • Living with Cerebral Palsy and Following My Dreams
  • Written by: Abbey Curran
  • Narrated by: Abbey Curran
  • Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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A remarkable memoir by Miss Iowa USA Abbey Curran about living with cerebral palsy, competing in Miss USA, and her inspiring work with young women who have disabilities.

Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy, but early on she resolved never to let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA.

Growing up on a hog farm in Illinois, Abbey competed in local pageants despite naysayers who told her not to. After realizing her own dream, she went on to help other disabled girls achieve their goals by starting Miss You Can Do It, a national nonprofit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges, which became the subject of an HBO documentary with the same name. This is Abbey's story.

©2015 Abbey Curran (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers
Biographies Teen & Young Adult
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Highly recommend.

Great to hear the story right from the author. The good, the bad, the ugly and the super exciting!!
As a person with cp it’s nice to know you’re not alone with your thoughts.

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