CARA MAILEY
“Even though I am little, I am fierce.”
Belfast-based schoolgirl Cara Mailey has achondroplasia, like her mother and younger brother, and she’s keen to spread positivity, awareness and understanding of their experiences. Most of all she wants to share her belief that no matter how small you are, you can dream big and that dreams can come true.
Cara first gained notice when she was featured on CBBC “The Dengineers”. Since then Cara has appeared in a CBBC documentary “My Life: Made to Measure” where she helped design a fashion line for children with achondroplasia.
Cara and her family also appear in a BBC One documentary, “Keeping Up with the Maileys”.
I Got This is Cara’s debut novel, written with children’s author Chrissie Sains. It will be published by Scholastic in spring 2022.
