SMILING EYES, A CHEERLEADING COACH’S PERSONAL VICTORY

After years of being encouraged so many times by professional people such as doctors and therapist, to write a story about a bizarre accident that she was involved in, the author decided that the only way she could take on such a project would be to surround it with something that was so positive in her life that it may have been one of the most key effects that fostered her through the healing process of multiple injuries.  Her family and coaching cheerleaders gave her purpose to repair and accept her injured body.  In this journey is the year of the accident, the year of recovery, and challenges faced when returning to coaching.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Smiling Eyes is a page-turner from start to finish.  It shows the courage and dedication of coach, Norma Pimenta as she takes herself and her cheerleading team to new heights.  A must read for all cheerleaders. I just finished reading her story and I have to tell you I could not put it down! I was truly mesmerized with her wonderful experiences through the cheerleading world!!

Ina Collins
Varsity Cheerleading Coach
Taunton High School


“This is a well-written, and very interesting story, and the personal touches in it really make a powerful impact, and allows the reader insights into Norma’s amazingly strong and close-knit family. A really wonderful read that many people will be glad to share; both those whose lives she has already touched, and those who aren’t yet privileged to know her.”

Mark Hooper,
Angel Editing


You don’t need to be a cheerleader to enjoy and relate to this story. Today, I sat down to read the story in its entirety, and I can't believe what a wonderful story the author has written. I actually found myself in tears, as I too know what it is like to have lost a mother to cancer. Her story was amazing! I am speechless.

Rosie Schwartz
English Curriculum Supervisor
Taunton High School


I loved, loved, loved this book! It was a beautiful story.
The parts about the accident and her mother's death pulled at my
heart strings and made me cry. As for her daughters who grow up and
become young women, they are quoted as saying such beautiful things about the author and her mother (especially in the letter)... that also made me cry.

What an amazing family and an amazing life! The message I got
throughout was how strong, tenacious and driven women of all ages are
- from the cheerleaders themselves to the author, her daughters, and her mother...during everything in life.

Congratulations! It was well done.
Gail Michael, Author of I am a Thousand Winds That Blow