There’s another new tell-all book out by someone who made history, but she’s not an embarrassed former Trump administration official or an embattled TV news anchor. Her name is Charlotte Nebres. Her memorable achievement was being the first Black dancer to perform the role of Marie, the little girl at the center of the New York City Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker. That was in December 2019, when Charlotte was 11.

Now she’s 13 and has written her first book—a second impressive feat. Charlotte and the Nutcracker: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History is a picture book. It captures the on-stage magic of The Nutcracker but also the backstage sweat, as seen through the eyes of a singular young ballerina, and with the help of charming illustrations by Alea Marley. Air Mail Pilot particularly admires a two-page spread showing Charlotte’s point of view as she steps onto the stage alone for the first time in front of a packed house. Scary but dazzling!