Hardcover
Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black
From acclaimed author of NAACP Image Award nominee Black Gold comes a heartwarming and triumphant nonfiction tale of one of the most celebrated ballerinas of our generation: Michaela Mabinty DePrince, a Sierra Leone born orphan turned ballerina.
In a Sierra Lione dust storm, ballet swooped into Michaela Mabinty DePrince’s life and never let her go. After her adoption brought her to the US, ballet continued to be the consoling hand that filled Michaela with a joy and hope that flowed from the crown of her head to the tips of her toes. Over time, Michaela’s love for ballet only grew, and with it, her dream of becoming a ballerina.
However, there were peers who told Michaela she didn’t belong in the ballet world, that her skin and vitiligo made her too different. However, ballet had stirred in Michaela a faith and determination that would help her turn her dreams into a reality.
From the acclaimed author of NAACP Image Award nominee Black Gold, Laura Obuobi, comes a lyrical and heartwarming picture book about one of the most influential ballerinas of our generation, and that inspires us to never give up on our dreams.
