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【美文阅读】没有长着一头秀发的邻家女孩

Justyouraverageteenagerwhohappenstobebald

没有长着一头秀发的邻家女孩

女孩都幻想长着一头秀发，可现实生活中有些人就没有……但我与众不同，我骄傲！

2009，OliviareceivedthePowerofChildrenaward(最优秀儿童奖)．In2010，shereceivedthe“DrivenLikeDanica”awardfromracecardriverDanicaPatrick.Andlastyear，shereceivedthe“WellDunn”awardfromCoachLinDunnoftheIndianaFeverwomensprofessionalbasketballteam.

OliviaRuskhasfilledalotofprofessionalrolesforsomeonewhosonly14.Shemodels.Shemakesinspiringspeeches.Shesatalk-show(脱口秀)hostforRadioDisney.

Nowshehasaself-publishedbook，JustYourAverageTeenagerWhoHappenstoBeBald，whichwillcomeoutinFebruary.Withcorporatesponsors(资助者)，shehopestogive20,000freecopiestoyoungpeople.

Wheredoesshegethermotivation(动机)todosomanythings?Atleastpartly，sheowesittoherbaldness.“SomethingthatcouldhavehurtmehasactuallygivenmesomanyopportunitiesthatIwouldhaveneverhad，”shesays.

Oliviahasalopecia(秃头症)．“MostpeoplethinkIhavecancer，”shesays，“whichistotallyfine.ButImnotsickoranything.”

Shedecidedearlyinherchildhood—monthsafterlosingmostofherhair—nottocoveruphercondition.

“WhenIwas8yearsold，Igotacustomwig(假发)，”shesays.“NooneknewIwasbald.Itlookedcompletelynatural.ButonedayIwokeupandsaid，‘Mom，Imnotwearingmywigtoschool.Iwantpeopletoknowtherealme.’”

Hermomdailyadmiresherdaughterscourage.“ShesoneofthestrongestandmostdeterminedpeopleIveknown，”SandyRusksays.“Shesbeenthatwaysinceshewaslittle.”

Plentyofothershavealsotakennotice.“Themessage‘ItsOKtobedifferent，isavaluablelessonthesestudentsneedtohearandneedtobelieve，”saysRobertaoftheIndianaFeverwomensprofessionalbasketballteam，oneofthegroupsthathasrecognizedOlivia.

【诱思导学】

1．WhendidOliviagetthe“WellDunn”award?

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