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Yes, You can Heather! Book review.

Yes, I know that this book is old. But my sister found it at a thrift store and thought I might like it. Did I like it? I loved it! It's about a girl named Heather Whitestone, who went profoundly deaf when she was 18 months old. She had a goal, that goal was to become Miss America!  People thought she couldn't do it, after all, she was deaf. People told her that she wouldn't have a normal life, or a good future, as she can only have an education up to the third grade. Why? Because she's deaf? She's clearly not stupid! She started participating in pageants and won a lot of them! Or at least won sonething from it, usually the talent contest as she was do amazing at ballet. She graduated with honors from high school. So much for that third grade education! She kept a friendship with God through everything, praising Him for everything and anything. Trusting Him no matter what. Through everything! She had a goal, and most people thought she couldn't fulfill