Book excerpt: The heroine of A Heart Warrior's Beauty Marks is a precious baby named Lillian. Her body is covered in surgical scars, which the author/baby's mother fittingly refers to as "beauty marks," hence the title. This children's nonfiction book shows young readers everything Lillian and other heart warriors (children who have had heart surgery) must courageously endure to survive and explains how they received these beauty marks. The catchy rhyme and simple language, along with the colorful illustrations, should appeal to the young audience for which the book is intended. Readers will easily connect with the heroine and cheer her on to the end of her beautiful story of survival.