At age four, orphan Michaela DePrince escaped war-torn Sierra Leone with a worn ballet-magazine page. Encouraged by her adoptive American family, at nineteen she is now a professional ballet dancer.
Title alpha Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
Level Nonfiction High Plus
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Michaela DePrince (1995- ). Ballet dancers. Orphans. Sierra Leone. Violence. International adoption. Cultural adjustment. Autobiography. Vitiligo. Racism. Family support. Persistence. Achieving a dream.
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-10-13
JLG Release Date Nov 2014
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Nonfiction High Plus
Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
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