Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince Book cover type:Hardcover ethereal illustrations that will have

ethereal illustrations that will have young mermaid lovers turning the pages again and again

10-year-old Elvie and her caretaker

and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved

testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices

He speaks with codewords

Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince Book cover type:Hardcover ethereal illustrations that will haveFrom Laura Obuobi, acclaimed author of NAACP Image Award nominee Black Gold and What Love Looks Like, comes a triumphant nonfiction picture book about ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince, one of the most celebrated ballerinas of our generation. This lyrical true tale follows her childhood, from Sierra Leone orphan to world famous dancer. In a Sierra Leone dust storm, ballet swooped into Michaela Mabinty DePrinces life and never let her go. After her