Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
by Michaela Deprince and Elaine Deprince
13 Total Resources 2 Awards 6 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2014
Word Count 54,051
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 940L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 169655, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Africa
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Sierra Leone
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
- Orphans
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- DePrince, Michaela
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts
- Orphans--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers
- Young Adult Biography
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Africa
- United States
- Ballet dancers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Refugee Experience
- Living Through Big Changes
- Power of Peace
- What It’s Like to Be a Refugee
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Michaela Deprince
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Interview with Michaela Deprince
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Educators' Guide from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Allyson Johnson
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Book Trailers 2
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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