Ballerina dreams

By Michaela DePrince

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Women, United states, biography, African Americans, Africa, juvenile literature, Ballet dancers, African American, Africans, Sierra leone, Reader, Dance, juvenile literature, Orphans, People & Places, JUVENILE NONFICTION, United states, biography, juvenile literature, Beginner, Dancers, Performing Arts

Description: "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com. This autobiography introduces Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her life in war-torn Sierra Leone, was adopted by an American family, and is one of the principal dancers in New York City. The coauthor is Elaine DePrince.