Title: Taking flight
Description: The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.

Born in war-torn Sierra Leone and adopted at age four by an American family who fostered her love of dancing, Michaela became the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The coauthor is Elaine DePrince.
Subjects: Ballet dancers, Orphans, Africans, Juvenile literature, Biography, Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Dance, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Africa, New York Times reviewed, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts, Dance, History, Africa, Dancers, Sierra leone, Africa, juvenile literature, United states, biography, United states, biography, juvenile literature
Places: United States, Sierra Leone
People: Michaela DePrince