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Copeland, Misty

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

186 pp. | Simon/Aladdin | December, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-7979-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-7981-3
(3) 4-6 With Brandy Colbert. In this adaptation of her adult autobiography, Copeland chronicles her path to becoming a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre--the first-ever African American ballerina to achieve that distinction. Engaging prose frankly details obstacles to her hard-won success: poverty, family strife, body shame, injury, and, most significantly, racism. An inspiring, approachable memoir of an extraordinary dancer committed to making ballet accessible to all.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher

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