Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, Young Readers Edition
by Misty Copeland
A bestselling and prize-winning memoir by African-American ballerina Misty Copeland,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 35,230
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 186104, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Copeland, Misty
- African American dancers--Biography
- Ballerinas
- Ballet dancers--United States--Biography
- Ballerinas--United States--Biography
- African American dancers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Autobiographies
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Ballet dancers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- African Americans
- United States
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
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Awards & Distinctions 1
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2017
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