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Hope in a Ballet Shoe
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Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words 'America's not ready for a black girl ballerina.'
And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
249
Release Date:
2015-06-04
Publication Date:
2015-06-04
Publisher:
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0571314473
ISBN13:
9780571314478
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
12
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
223 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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