Michaela DePrince (Author), Elaine DePrince

Broschiertes Buch

Hope in a Ballet Shoe

Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: an Extraordinary True Story

Beschreibung

Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons.

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 217g
• ISBN-13: 9780571314478
• ISBN-10: 0571314473
• Artikelnr.: 41596981