Vision, Precious Perez
Vision, Precious Perez
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Vision
My Story of Strength

Author: Precious Perez, Zainab Nasrati, Amanda Uhle, Dave Eggers, Zoe Ruiz

Series: I, Witness

Narrator: Victoria Villarreal

Unabridged: 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/31/2023


Synopsis

Improbable as it seemed, I realized I wanted to try. I wanted it all, and I was ready to work as hard as necessary to grow into a respected, professional musician.

Ever since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved music. Her family always praised her singing, saying she could even attend Berklee College of Music one day—planting a seed that would become her dream.

Precious was born two and a half months prematurely and weighed just one pound. Her eyes did not fully develop, and she is blind. Growing up, most people focused on what Precious could not do because of her disability. When her high school music teacher advocated for her talent, Precious realized all the things she could do with her disability—starting with
attending Berklee and becoming a professional musician.

With an engaging, accessible voice, Precious delivers an empowering first-person account of her determination to achieve her dreams, even with the world stacking the odds against her. In Vision, a young writer opens a window for young readers into activism and finding strength and purpose in disability.

Reviews

Goodreads review by river ♥ on May 24, 2023

this book, though short, describes the early life and and career of precious perez, the author who is a singer/songwriter, music educator, and disability activist. she focused on something her doctors used to say: "she can't do this, she can't do that" and set out to prove them wrong, doing what she......more

Goodreads review by Misse on August 06, 2023

Motivational Vision: My Story of Strength is a part of the I, Witness series which delivers narrative nonfiction for young people by young people. In this short story, we learn about Precious Perez's personal journey to becoming the musician she always believed she could be. Born two and a half month......more

Goodreads review by Margie on June 05, 2023

Precious Perez had many strikes against her starting with her premature birth which led to her blindness. Add being Latina, low-income and the future was not in her favor. Yet she was a determined girl and then teen, which led to good grades in school and discovering her musical talent. A teacher su......more

Goodreads review by Kasi on May 27, 2023

This is a truly wonderful and inspiring story about Precious Perez, as told by her. This demonstrates the resilience and strength that she has to ignore and overcome the obstacles that others tried to place in her way and highlights her passion for music and her drive to not only follow her dream, b......more