Becoming a Ballerina: The story of Michaela Mabinty Deprince by Laura Obuobi; Illustrated by Olivia Duchess Gibbs Smith deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library

deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library

I speak for the trees

Darrow finds friendship

”—Miami Herald

Gran’s greatest love was someone Molly knows quite well

Becoming a Ballerina: The story of Michaela Mabinty Deprince by Laura Obuobi; Illustrated by Olivia Duchess Gibbs Smith deep in Oxford's Bodleian LibraryFrom 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