Mao's last dancer is a book about young boy's determination to make it in the dancing world. Li Cunxin is a young communist boy of china. he enjoys an equal life learning about Mao and his life. One day, a few people from the Beijing dance academy come and take Li to audition. When he gets in, his whole life changes as when he was 11 years old he traveled to Beijing and learned the fine art of ballet.
Many years passed, and Li continued to strive and achieve his goals as he became one of the best dancers in the academy. Ben Stevenson, a pupil from the Houston ballet, recognized Li's dancing and gave him a temporary spot in the Houston ballet. When he got there, Li learned many things, performed in a few ballets and fell in love with a girl called Elizabeth. This relationship stirs up the Chinese government and threatens Li to be banished from China. Li now must chose between being a famous ballet dancer and losing his family forever. What will Li chose?
This book contains many powerful attributes such as resilience, perseverance and hard work. Mao's last dancer shows you how hard you have to work to achieve your dreams and how not everything is a walk in the park.
This book has a great writing technique that is moving and shows good morals. There is nothing that I think is wrong or should be changed with this book.
This book is suitable for ages 10-15 as it has some conflict and depressing moments.
RATING: 9.9/10