Pure Grit

Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability

Non-Fiction - Biography
288 Pages
Reviewed on 07/20/2023
Buy on Amazon

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.

This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Christine Nguyen for Readers' Favorite

Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability by Lily Collison and Kara Buckley is an educational and inspirational book to raise awareness of people with disabilities. It is a series of short, honest stories that chronicle the lives of many disabled people, sharing their struggles and triumphs. They range from para-athletes to advocates to CEOS to ambassadors and much more. They showcase many people from across the country and the world, highlighting their unique childhoods dealing with disabilities. The integral theme centers around the characteristics they all share: pure grit and perseverance. Another central theme revolves around the fact that most of their parents treated them the same as their siblings and did not set limits on what they could achieve.

Co-authors Lily Collison and Kara Buckley write with great sensitivity and clarity in raising awareness of such a disenfranchised and often ignored group. Readers will be educated, deeply touched, and inspired by the people sharing their heartfelt stories. Readers come to understand more about disability and disabled people. I learned about their challenges and that they can do the same things as everyone else can, but in a different way. I learned so much about the various types of cerebral palsy. True Grit is a vivid testament that the sky is the limit for all human beings as long as we do not put limitations on our thinking.