Download or read book Hope in a Ballet Shoe written by Michaela DePrince and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Sierra Leone, mabinty Bangura - 'a girl with skin like a leopard' - is cherished and educated by her parents. Then the civil war rips her family apart: her father is murdered by rebels, and her mother sickens and dies. At just four years old, she is sent to an orphanage, where daily life can be harsh, and the violence outside presses even closer. But one day, the Harmattan winds blow a magazine against the gates - its cover photograph showing a beautiful ballerina. mabinty declares that, someday, she will dance like this lady, and be as happy..."--Back cover.