Taking flight : from war orphan to star ballerina
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DePrince, Michaela,
Contributors
DePrince, Elaine, author.
Published
New York : Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First Ember Edition 2016.
Physical Desc
249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
940L
Status
Checked Out
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
DePrince, Michaela.
Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Other Subjects
Teen nonfiction. -- NZ-WeK.

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Published
New York : Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
Edition
First Ember Edition 2016.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.3, 9 Points
Lexile measure
940

Notes

General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, New York, in 2014"--Title page verso.
General Note
Includes an interview with Michaela Deprince.
Description
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. 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.
Target Audience
Young Adult.
Target Audience
940,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,6.3.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts!,7.3.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

DePrince, M., & DePrince, E. (2016). Taking flight: from war orphan to star ballerina (First Ember Edition 2016.). Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

DePrince, Michaela and Elaine, DePrince. 2016. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

DePrince, Michaela and Elaine, DePrince. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

DePrince, Michaela,, and Elaine DePrince. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina First Ember Edition 2016., Ember, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

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