Ebook: A girl named Faithful Plum : the true story of a dancer from China and how she achieved her dream
- Tags: Li Zhongmei -- 1966- -- Juvenile literature. Dancers -- China -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Li Zhongmei -- 1966- Dancers -- China -- Biography. Dancers -- United States -- Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- General. JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Performing Arts --
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Random House Children's Books
- City: Afrika., Den Haag, Tielt
- Language: Dutch, German
- epub
Tells the true story of Zhongmei Lei, an eleven-year-old girl in 1977 who won one of twelve spots at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and whose determination to remain in the school impressed teachers and students alike; and discusses how Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, went on to form her own dance company which debuted in New York when she was in her late twenties.
Abstract: Tells the true story of Zhongmei Lei, an eleven-year-old girl in 1977 who won one of twelve spots at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and whose determination to remain in the school impressed teachers and students alike; and discusses how Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, went on to form her own dance company which debuted in New York when she was in her late twenties