This book is about the struggles of Lucy Grealy, who was diagnosed with childhood cancer. She endured the cancer treatments, which I can imagine were horrible, especially for a child. She had surgery to remove part of her jaw. When she returned to school, she had to endure the stares and unkind words of her classmates. It is a world obsessed by beauty, and anyone who looks different than what people think everyone should look like often receive some cruel words. This book really made me want to be sure that I teach my children that people are different and that kindness goes such a long way. Differences and defects do not mean that people aren't amazing, interesting people. How boring would the world be if everyone looked the same, liked the same things, and behaved in the same way!