Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina cover

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Author: DePrince, Michaela

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 6.3
Points 9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 54051
Points per Word 0.000167
Page Count 249
Points per Page 0.036145

Description

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.