Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story

By (author): Michaela DePrince. By (author): Elaine DePrince. Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons.