Michaela DePrince

Hope in a Ballet Shoe

Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: DePrince, Elaine

ISBN: 978-0-571-31447-8
EAN: 9780571314478
Produktnummer: 17313580
Verlag: Faber & Faber
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D1.8 cm 214 g
Gewicht: 214

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, and is now just starting with The Dutch National Ballet.