“This was middle school, the age of miracles, the time when kids shot up three inches over the summer, when breasts bloomed from nothing, when voices dipped and dove. Our first flaws were emerging, but they were being corrected. Blurry vision could be fixed invisibly with the magic of the contact lens. Crooked teeth were pulled straight with braces. Spotty skin could be chemically cleared. Some girls were turning beautiful. A few boys were growing tall.” FirstsKidsAgeSchoolBeautifulGirlThreeVoiceVisionBoysGrowingMagicMiddleSummerShotsSkinsMiracleTeethContactFixedBreastsFlawsTallInchesLensesEmergingDoveCrookedMiddle SchoolBracesBlurryContact LensesCrooked Teeth Book:The Age of Miracles Source: The Age of Miracles
“The stately Homes of England,How beautiful they stand!Amidst their tall ancestral trees,O'er all the pleasant land.” HomeBeautifulHouseTreeLandEnglandPleasantTall Author:Felicia Hemans
“For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.” PersonsBeautifulSportsMomMy MomTallVery PositiveBeautiful Person Author:Lisa Leslie
“Beautiful isles! beneath the sunset skies tall, silver-shafted palm-trees rise, between full orange-trees that shade the living colonade.” BeautifulTreeSkySunsetSilverTallShadeOrangePalmsIslePalm TreesOrange Trees Author:William C. Bryant
“I may be 5 ft. 3 in., but my team makes me feel like I'm 10 feet tall, and it's a beautiful relationship. My teammates rely on me to lead and unite them with my words, and I love that my words make the boat go fast.” FeelsMayBeautifulTeamFeetBoatRelyTallTeammate Author:Mary Whipple