A review by jayeraine
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl by Lori Earl, Wayne Earl, Esther Earl

5.0

Sometimes the best stories are told imperfectly, with grammatical and spelling errors and no sense of pacing, sometimes confusing the sequence of events. Sometimes the best thing a story can give you is a reminder that we're all just human, and to be human is to be imperfect and flawed, and that this basis of humanity in no way detracts from the value of a person. Esther Earl passed away at the age 16, and she was flawed like everyone else. Despite, and sometimes because of, these flaws, she managed to reach out and accomplish things that many of us couldn't do in a lifetime. One of Esther's deepest wishes was to make a difference in the world before she left it, and she accomplished this wish a million times over-- not just in the big differences that she is most widely known for, but in the small differences as well. And through it all, she never lost her sense of self, neither to her illness nor her sudden, confusing fame.

"Dad you do realize I'm a human. Which is always good."