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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina Book Review

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By Michaela Deprince, Terreece Clarke
| Common Sense Media Verified
age 12+ Ballerina's frank, inspiring tale of perseverance and hope. Parents need to know that Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina, by Michaela DePrince with her mother, Elaine dePrince, is a frank and honest look at Michaela's life as a orphan in Sierra Leone, including the malnutrition, abuses, and atrocities she witnessed and suffered. There are descriptions of death, including the horrific murder of a pregnant teacher and her newborn.
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Hoop in een balletschoen

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By Michaela Deprince
| hebban.nl
Michaela DePrince wordt in 1995 geboren in het door een burgeroorlog verscheurde Sierra Leone. Wanneer haar vader door rebellen wordt vermoord en haar moeder aan ondervoeding sterft, belandt Michaela in een weeshuis. Daar wordt ze verwaarloosd, mishandeld en bespot vanwege de witte vlekken op haar huid, veroorzaakt door een huidaandoening. Als Michaela min of meer per toeval door een Amerikaans echtpaar wordt geadopteerd, heeft ze maar één wens: ballerina worden.
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Michaela and Elaine DePrince

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By Bethany Carter, Michaela Deprince, Elaine DePrince
| faber.co.uk
By Faber Editor, 16 September 2024 We were deeply saddened to learn about the recent passing of Michaela DePrince and her mother, Elaine DePrince. Both women were extraordinary in their own ways and showed great courage and generosity in the face of adversity. Faber are the proud publishers of Michaela’s memoir, Hope in a Ballet Shoe (and Ballerina Dreams, a version of the memoir for younger readers), both co-written by Michaela and Elaine.
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