Dancing to freedom
Subtitle: the true story of Mao's last dancer
By: Li Cunxin ; illustrated by Anne Spudvilas.
Contributors: Spudvilas, Anne, 1951- ill.
Publisher: Walker & Co.; Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780802797773; 9780802797780
Subjects: Li, Cunxin, -- 1961- -- Juvenile literature.; Li, Cunxin, -- 1961-; Ballet dancers -- China -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Defectors -- China -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Ballet dancers -- China -- Biography.; Defectors -- China -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Australia : Penguin Group, 2007.

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