{"product_id":"dwarf-9780452298118","title":"Dwarf","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It's okay with me if you picked up this book because you're curious about what it's like to live with dwarfism. But I hope that you'll take away much more--about adapting to the world when it won't adapt to you.\"--from \u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A memoir of grit and transformation for anyone who has been told something was impossible and then went on to do it anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tiffanie DiDonato was born with dwarfism. Her limbs were so short that she was not able to reach her own ears. She was also born with a serious case of optimism. She decided to undergo a series of painful bone-lengthening surgeries that gave her an unprecedented 14 inches of height--and the independence she never thought she'd have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After her surgeries, Tiffanie was able to learn to drive, to live in the dorms during college, and to lead a normal life. She even made time to volunteer, writing to troops stationed abroad, and one of those Marine pen pals ultimately became her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDwarf \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and, at times, funny testament to the power of sheer determination, and has been compared to Andrew Solomon's \u003ci\u003eFar From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatch her \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003esegment: https: \/\/abcnews.go.com\/Nightline\/dwarf-womans-story-undergoing-controversial-lengthening-surgeries\/story?id=17841466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452298118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2012 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tiffanie Didonato, Rennie Dyball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495088980149,"sku":"9780452298118","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_102923cf-ab1d-4b89-8039-47507564cbe0.jpg?v=1754973999","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dwarf-9780452298118","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}