Title: Ballerina dreams
Description: "At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com.

This autobiography introduces Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her life in war-torn Sierra Leone, was adopted by an American family, and is one of the principal dancers in New York City. The coauthor is Elaine DePrince.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Orphans, African Americans, Ballet dancers, Biography, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Beginner, Africans, Performing Arts, Reader, Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, African American, Women, Dancers, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Dance, juvenile literature, Sierra leone, Africa, juvenile literature, United states, biography, United states, biography, juvenile literature
Places: United States, Sierra Leone
People: Michaela DePrince