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Michaela DePrince Elaine DePrince Hope in a Ballet Shoe (Paperback)
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Name
- Hope in a Ballet Shoe
- Title
- Hope in a Ballet Shoe
- EAN
- 9780571314478
- ISBN
- 9780571314478
- Edition
- Main
- Type
- Paperback
- Release Date
- 04/06/2015
- Release Year
- 2015
- Item Length
- 129mm
- Subtitle
- Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story
- ISBN-10
- 0571314473
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Topic
- Children's Books
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: an Extraordinary True Story
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Genre
- Children & Young Adults, Biographies & True Stories
- Item Width
- 129mm
- Item Weight
- 219g
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teachers. But there is hope: the Harmattan wind blows a magazine through the orphanage gates. Michaela picks it up and sees a beautiful image of a young woman dancing. One day, she thinks, I want to be this happy. And then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple and Michaela can take the dance lessons she's dreamed of since finding her picture. 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 is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of 19. A heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
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Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571314478
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213178478
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: an Extraordinary True Story
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Children & Young Adults, Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
219g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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