Bear’s childhood included climbing up the school buildings and the steeples of local churches before. In his autobiography Mud, Sweat and Tears which has been adapted for a younger audience, action man Bear Grylls tells how his taste for adventure and going the extra mile began when he was still at school. How much racial prejudice the young Michaela had to overcome to make it in the ballet world adds another twist in this story of a courageous and determined young woman who must overcome both her past and the present to achieve her dreams. After a spell in an orphanage, where life was exceptionally hard, Michaela and her best friend are, almost miraculously adopted by an American couple, and the young girl begins a whole new life in the US – including ballet lessons. Michaela DePrince tells how she was orphaned as a little girl growing up in Sierra Leone when her father was shot by rebels and her mother died of starvation. Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela and her mother Elaine DePrince is the heart-wrenching story of international ballet star.
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