A picture is important to Samantha because it is what gave her inspiration to write in the beginning, when she was just exploring her newfound talents. She would immerse herself in the artwork and feel what the subjects of the paintings felt. This helped her escape her troubling life and find happiness in something she loved.
A friendship bracelet represents Samantha's need to be accepted in her teenage years. Because of this, she couldn't open up about her anxiety attacks and she had to live in fear of her attacks for a long time before she was able to speak up and get help. Samantha's biggest desire as a teen was to be seen as normal, not as 'the girl with the learning disability'.
I included a picture of a journal/diary because writing is Samantha's hobby and profession. Her first book triggered a response in her and her readers that changed her forever. Samantha realized that writing was something that she loved and that she loved sharing with others.
This is Samantha reading a book, and I picked this picture because she loves to write. Throughout her memoir, she uses an extensive and sophisticated vocabulary that can only be achieved through reading books of the same caliber.
Samantha is giving a speech in this picture. After writing Reach for the Moon, Samantha was invited by many people to talk about her experiences as a writer and as a disabled person. This helped her build confidence in herself and become comfortable communicating with others.
The backdrop of this picture looks like one in a school photo. The largest peaks and stoops in her life occurred when she was in school. To her, school was something immeasurably significant that she'll remember for the rest of her life.