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Hope in a Ballet Shoe
Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: an Extraordinary True Story
Taschenbuch von Michaela DePrince (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she 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 teacher.

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.

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she 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 teacher.

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.

Über den Autor
Michaela DePrince was born in 1995 in Sierra Leone. After the deaths of her parents, she moved to an orphanage from which she was adopted and taken to the US in 1999. Elaine DePrince, her new mother, noticed Michaela's obsession with ballet and allowed her to begin lessons. Michaela is now a professional ballerina, who danced principal with The Dance Theatre of Harlem, in guest principal roles in South Africa and the Netherlands. She now dances with the Dutch National Ballet.
Zusammenfassung
One woman's extraordinary journey from the bullets of Sierra Leone to the ballet of New York.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 12
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Geschichte & Politik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780571314478
ISBN-10: 0571314473
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: DePrince, Michaela
DePrince, Elaine
Hersteller: Faber And Faber Ltd.
Faber & Faber Children's Books
Maße: 198 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Michaela DePrince (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,223 kg
Artikel-ID: 104994381
Über den Autor
Michaela DePrince was born in 1995 in Sierra Leone. After the deaths of her parents, she moved to an orphanage from which she was adopted and taken to the US in 1999. Elaine DePrince, her new mother, noticed Michaela's obsession with ballet and allowed her to begin lessons. Michaela is now a professional ballerina, who danced principal with The Dance Theatre of Harlem, in guest principal roles in South Africa and the Netherlands. She now dances with the Dutch National Ballet.
Zusammenfassung
One woman's extraordinary journey from the bullets of Sierra Leone to the ballet of New York.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 12
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Geschichte & Politik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780571314478
ISBN-10: 0571314473
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: DePrince, Michaela
DePrince, Elaine
Hersteller: Faber And Faber Ltd.
Faber & Faber Children's Books
Maße: 198 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Michaela DePrince (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,223 kg
Artikel-ID: 104994381
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