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The Resource Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela Deprince ; with Elaine Deprince, (electronic resource)

Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela Deprince ; with Elaine Deprince, (electronic resource)

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The extraordinary memoir of Michaela DePrince, a young dancer who escaped war-torn Sierra Leone for the rarefied heights of American ballet. Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a "devil child" for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. At the age of four, Michaela was adopted by an American family, who encouraged her love of dancing and enrolled her in classes. She went on to study at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre and is now the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has appeared in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as on Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet's most exciting rising stars
Language
eng
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Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina
Title
Taking flight
Title remainder
from war orphan to star ballerina
Statement of responsibility
Michaela Deprince ; with Elaine Deprince
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Language
eng
Summary
The extraordinary memoir of Michaela DePrince, a young dancer who escaped war-torn Sierra Leone for the rarefied heights of American ballet. Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a "devil child" for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. At the age of four, Michaela was adopted by an American family, who encouraged her love of dancing and enrolled her in classes. She went on to study at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre and is now the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has appeared in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as on Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet's most exciting rising stars
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
RECBK
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DePrince, Michaela
Dewey number
  • 792.8/028092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
7 years and up
Interest level
UG
LC call number
GV1785.D37
LC item number
A3 2014eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Reading level
6.3
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DePrince, Elaine
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Accelerated Reader
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  • DePrince, Michaela
  • DePrince, Michaela
  • Ballet dancers
  • Ballet dancers
  • Orphans
  • Ballet dancers
  • Orphans
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION
  • Africa
  • Performing Arts
  • Dance
  • Sierra Leone
Target audience
adolescent
Label
Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela Deprince ; with Elaine Deprince, (electronic resource)
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Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 19, 2014)
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unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource
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unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780385755139
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
color illustrations
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82ecb073-fb9e-4f67-a9e8-e6ffd8134b6f
Publisher number
EB00318565
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not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)883314722
Label
Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela Deprince ; with Elaine Deprince, (electronic resource)
Link
Publication
Note
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 19, 2014)
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780385755139
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
color illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
82ecb073-fb9e-4f67-a9e8-e6ffd8134b6f
Publisher number
EB00318565
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)883314722

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