The book I am reviewing is called Life in Motion, by Misty Copeland. It is an autobiography mostly about Misty’s childhood, but some is about her life today. She was questioned as a black principal dancer at ABT (American Ballet Theatre). My book takes place New York City. Misty Wrote this book in 2015.

There are a couple of main events in my story but I do not want to spoil them so I will just say one. The one is how Misty has to move from place to place because of her mother’s love life. This is important in the book because it makes Misty have to move to different schools and she feels a little alone because once she makes a friend she has to leave him or her. There were two parts of the book I liked a lot. Misty was devoted to dance, and when she couldn’t afford to dance at her studio so she moved in with her choreographer and visited her family almost every weekend. I liked that because it means she will do whatever it takes to become a real dancer. I also really liked when she first started dance because of her drill team coach. I liked that part because it means even though she was forced to dance she found a really big interest in it and has been doing it ever since.

Misty is very determined. She was the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at ABT. Even though her mother could not afford dance Misty would not give up and worked really hard to get where she is right now. Misty is also brave. Some of the time Misty’s family had to search the couch for money because they had literally no money. Misty was very brave through those hard times. Misty is extremely focused. She won’t let anything distract her from dancing, but also when she was on the drill team she showed focus. Everyday after drill practice she would go home and practice while her family watched sports. “This is for all the little brown girls” is a very important quote from my book. It means that Misty really cares about brown girls that have had their dreams broken because of their skin color. She wants kids or adults to feel comfortable in their own skin.

I really enjoyed this book. It makes me feel confident about my dance. It also makes me feel confident in my own skin. I would recommend this book for boys and girls. It is a really amazing book. If you want to hear more of Misty’s intelligent words you should read it. I think this book is very unique because it is not like any other book and has a lot of wise words that make people feel very strong. If I could rate this book I would rate it five stars because I really like it.