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Like Vanessa
- By: Tami Charles
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
In this semiautobiographical debut novel set in 1983, Vanessa Martin's real-life reality of living with family in public housing in Newark, New Jersey, is a far cry from the glamorous Miss America stage. She struggles with an incarcerated mother she barely remembers, a grandfather dealing with addiction, and her own battle with self-confidence. But when a new teacher at school coordinates a beauty pageant and convinces Vanessa to enter, Vanessa's view of her own world begins to change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very empowering story!!!! 😃😃
- By Sheena P on 07-06-20
- Like Vanessa
- By: Tami Charles
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
Very empowering story!!!! 😃😃
Reviewed: 07-06-20
I like how Vanessa wasn’t very confident in herself at first and had a secret dream, and when she heard about the pageant she got that confidence that she never knew she had. I would recommend this to anybody who feels like they can never do something because of the way the look or because other people say you can’t, that they can go after that dream and do what ever they would like.
Channie Waites voice fit into Vanessa’s character and she has a nice smooth sounding voice so you can understand her.
Vanessa is 13 so it is going to have some”13 year old stuff” in it, so if your 9-10+ I would read it.
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The Most Beautiful
- My Life with Prince
- By: Mayte Garcia
- Narrated by: Mayte Garcia
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,337
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,035
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,021
At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons. In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BOTH HEART WRENCHING AND WARMING! LOVED IT!!!!!
- By Annie The Audible Addict!!! on 04-07-17
- The Most Beautiful
- My Life with Prince
- By: Mayte Garcia
- Narrated by: Mayte Garcia
So beautifully written and narrated!
Reviewed: 06-16-17
Would you listen to The Most Beautiful again? Why?
I would listen to this over and over again. Mayte's verbiage and story is so beautiful. This book will pull your heart strings, spark nostalgia and make you giggle all within the same chapter.
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