Misty Copeland (Author of Life in Motion)

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Misty Copeland

Born

in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States

September 10, 1982

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Genre

Children's, Nonfiction, Memoir

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Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 15,147 ratings · 2,369 reviews · 15 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina 3.89 avg rating — 8,306 ratings — published 2014 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Firebird by Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 2,511 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina 4.17 avg rating — 1,265 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Misty Copeland, Susan Fales-Hill (Primary Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 953 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You 3.70 avg rating — 959 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bunheads by Misty Copeland, Setor Fiadzigbey (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 911 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland, Salena Barnes (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to Misty: How to Move Through Life with Confidence and Grace by Misty Copeland, Nikki Shannon Smith (欧宝娱乐 Author) (primary_contributor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Life in Motion: A Guided Journal for Discovering the Fire in You 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bunheads, Act 2: The Dance of Courage by Misty Copeland, Setor Fiadzigbey (illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bunheads (1 book)
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Setor Fiadzigbey (Illustrator)

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Quotes by Misty Copeland (?)

“I knew that I just didn't have it in me to give up, even if I sometimes felt like a fool for continuing to believe.”
― Misty Copeland

tags: ballet, inspirational

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“Start unknown, finish unforgettable.”
― Misty Copeland

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“I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday”
― Misty Copeland

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Please vote the book you would like to read during the month of December for our group read themed African American Memoir.

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina -- Misty Copeland

2 votes 50.0%

Dust Tracks on a Road -- Zora Neale Hurston

1 vote 25.0%

The Prisoner's Wife: A Memoir -- Asha Bandele

1 vote 25.0%

Men We Reaped -- Jesmyn Ward

0 votes 0.0%

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