We are all different. Different abilities, different back
grounds, different family traditions, different looks-
yet ironically, we are all very much the same.
Unfortunately, too often we focus on the differences.
Each time someone focuses on your differences it feels
as if you shrink a little-shrink to the point where you
seemingly disappear.
Feeling different, being different, and wrestling with
the conflicting messages that society sends about what
normal is-these struggles are universal, and we have
all felt the emotions that come with being different.
Through courage, compassion, and determination, we
are able to learn to love ourselves and overcome the
the challenge of not being like everyone else.
Read Bart, but more importantly, feel Bart. Pause on
each page and reflect upon your own personal journey
with its struggles and triumphs. Know that in these
pages, the emotions and reflections are real. Take
strength from the knowledge that you are not alone,
just as Bart discovers that he is not alone.
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