Yes, You Can, Heather!: The Story of Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995 (Hardcover)

by Daphne Gray (Author), Greg Lewis (Author)

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Product Description
Here is the inspiring account of how one remarkable young woman, deaf from childhood, became the first physically challenged person to win the coveted Miss America title. Complete with a full-color photo section, this portrait of God's grace and Heather's determination is a true Cinderella story, offering heartwarming proof that dreams really do come true.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 236 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310203732
• ISBN-13: 978-0310203735
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,439,798 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful book about climbing over obstacles, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Yes, You Can, Heather: The Story of Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995 (Paperback)

This book showed me that everybody can over come big or small obstacles and be what you what to be. That even if you are diasbled or handicaped that you can accomplish your dreams and goals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars READ IT, READ IT, READ IT!, December 7, 2004

By	Kit Kat (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

Okay, so I am a little biased towards this book. I actually had the most amazing experience this past summer. The company I work for brought her in as a guest speaker for our annual meeting's Christian breakfast. I have never been a Miss America fan, but her story amazed me, so I spent the $20 to see her speak. Never, in my life, has a speaker brought me to tears and laughter in just one sentence. She is such an amazing person.....absolutely amazing.

After the breakfast, I stayed behind and got my picture with her! Out in the lobby they were giving out her new book and I read it on my plane ride home. I literally got sick to my stomach when I thought about all the times I told myself that "I can't do it." This book showed me that you can do whatever you want, within reason! Her mother never gave up, her family never gave up, Heather never gave up, and the schools that specialized in her hearing program never gave up.

Well...since the book was written by her mother and not a professional writer, of course it will be dry and choppy at times, but it was the story and the fight that made it worth reading.

Oh, and one more thing, the part that touched my heart the most is when she talks about how she learned to dance ballet as a deaf child. Wow...I get teary-eyed just thinking of it. God is such an important part of her life and you should think of that while reading it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, Inspirational and Touching, May 28, 2008

By	Paulette C. (KY) - See all my reviews

Heather Whitestone is the most inspirational Miss America of all times. Her talent portion on Miss America 1995,was a ballet, performed to Sandi Patti's "Via Dolorosa." Heather literally took my breath away. This young lady was profoundly deaf from the age of 18 months, yet she performed the ballet with such passion, giving witness to her faith in Jesus Christ. The performance brought the entire audience to their feet, and left Regis Philbon, the emcee, speechless.

To read Heather's life story, written by her mom, and to see how they both overcame a lifetime of obstacles and hardships, was an awesome story. My daughter and I sat on the sofa and read the book together. I would read awhile aloud, and she would read awhile. We would stop and discuss what we had just read, wipe our tears, and read some more. I highly recommend this book. You will love it and you will recommend it to others.