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The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who- plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer- turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the worlds greatest ballet stars. Simply told- with charm- humour and compassion and at times- great drama. His childhood- despite the terrible hardships- is drawn with love and affection and contrasts starkly with the seven lonely years of gruelling training at the Peking Dance Academy. At the age of l8- Li performs at the Houston Ballet school in the US- which leads to his dramatic defection. This is a condensed edition- specially for younger readers- and has an Afterword especially for children....