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An Unlikely Ballerina
Touchstone
March 2014
On Sale: March 4, 2014
290 pages
ISBN: 1476737991
EAN: 9781476737997
Kindle: B00DPM7UTY
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty
Copeland makes history as the only African American soloist
dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But
when she first placed her hands on the barre at an
after-school community center, no one expected the
undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a
groundbreaking ballerina.
When she discovered ballet,
Misty was living in a shabby motel room, struggling with her
five siblings for a place to sleep on the floor. A true
prodigy, she was dancing en pointe within three months of
taking her first dance class and performing professionally
in just over a year: a feat unheard of for any classical
dancer. But when Misty became caught between the control and
comfort she found in the world of ballet and the harsh
realities of her own life (culminating in a highly
publicized custody battle), she had to choose to embrace
both her identity and her dreams, and find the courage to be
one of a kind.
Life in Motion is an insider’s
look at the cutthroat world of professional ballet, as well
as a moving story of passion and grace for anyone who has
dared to dream of a different life.
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