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Miles to Go by Miley Cyrus MAG
Miles to Go took me on a road trip through the life of a girl I thought I already knew everything about. Boy, was I wrong. With every sentence, I felt like Miley was talking to me, having a sister-to-sister chat. She wrote this book with her heart, and that is why it is so meaningful.
Miley is not a cookie-cutter celebrity, like many say. She knows where she came from and won’t forget it. She lives by her values and holds onto her strong faith.
Miley’s family is always her top priority. While she may be famous and live in L.A., who she is hasn’t changed. If her little sister, Noah, wants her to stay home and watch a movie, Miley will. Even if Miley gets invited to a celebrity party, it’s clear that she will choose her family first.
My favorite part of the book was when she talks about Vanessa, a girl who was, as Miley puts it, “the sister God forgot to give me.” Vanessa was a 9-year-old suffering from cystic fibrosis. Miley met her at a hospital and they became instant friends. Miley kept in contact with her family and often visited Vanessa at the hospital or called when she was on tour. One day Miley called only to find out that Vanessa’s time on Earth had ended. Miley was devastated. She immediately got off the tour bus and lay down in a frozen field. This was when Miley realized how much she had needed Vanessa, and how important it is to love every day and not take it for granted. This was just one of Miley’s many beautiful stories.
Somewhere between introducing us to Pappy Cyrus, who changed so many lives, learning to accept her “cankles,” and sharing her love for eating eggs with syrup, Miley connects with readers. For someone so young, Miley is one of the most brilliant people I have ever seen. Her fame hasn’t changed her; she stays grounded with the help of her family and her faith.
When this book came out, I became Miley’s number-one fan all over again. In reading Miles to Go, I felt like a part of the family.
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If everyone here actually read the book, then you would know that Miley wrote the book. A lot of the stuff she's wrote about could not have been made up or fudged by some publicist or writer. You don't have to like her, but you've got to give her credit. The book is good, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her a little more.
And writergirl13, the story about Vanessa is 100% real. She met her at a hospital Miley was visiting and kept in touch up until the day Vanessa died. She also recently got a tattoo on her ribcage that reads "Just Breathe" and is dedicated to Vanessa (who died of Cystic Fibrosis).
She talks about her here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQDhnQG6IvY at the Concert of Hope where she performed and raised money, in which she starts crying. You can't make stuff like that up.
Also, you need to give more credit to 17-year-olds. We can most definitely write a book, thank you very much.
sheesh, people..we're here to discuss writing, not Miley Cyrus's personal life! She's a person, too. I don't think the author of this well-written article should have to defend the fact that she likes miley Cyrus.
A job well done on the article, I really enjoyed it.
P.S. This is coming from someone who is definitely not Miley's biggest fan.
I like the review! I liked the book too! It was insightful into her life and I don't think this is something you can fudge. I don't think she wrote the book either, and it shows on the inside title page that the book was written by Hillary Liftin. Miley probably gave extensive input and facts to the writer and the writer made a story from the viewpoint of a teenager, but who's the bigger name? Of course, it's Miley, so respectably, her name came first. Why? This is an official book for her, other than a biography from a third party. Anyway, good job with the article! - JC
P.S. You might like to know, her newest album 'Can't Be Tamed' will be out this June 22nd in the U.S. Also, the title track, the album’s first single, premieres this Friday (April 30th) on MySpace and will hit airwaves May 3.
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