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Dancing on the Edge Paperback - 2007

by Han Nolan

A young girl from a dysfunctional family creates for herself an alternative world which nearly results in her death but which ultimately leads her to reality. Winner of the 1997 National Book Award.


Summary

Miracle McCloy comes from an unusual family: Her father, Dane is a prodigy who published his first book at age thirteen; her grandmother, Gigi, is clairvoyant; and her mother was dead when her "miracle" daughter was pulled from her womb. Having been raised according to a set of mystical rules and beliefs, Miracle is unable to cope in the real world. Lost in a desperate dance among lit candles, she sets herself afire and comes to in a hospital. There, a young psychiatrist helps her navigate her painful struggle to take charge of her life.
     Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.

From the publisher

HAN NOLAN is the author of six other highly acclaimed novels published by Harcourt.

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  • Title Dancing on the Edge
  • Author Han Nolan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date 2007-03-01
  • ISBN 9780152058845 / 0152058842
  • Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.02 x 5.08 x 0.72 in (17.83 x 12.90 x 1.83 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 850
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Family problems, Supernatural
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007277191
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Nolan does a masterful job of drawing readers into the girl's mind and of making them care deeply about her chances for the future."--School Library Journal
 
"Exceptionally well-written . . . [A] sad, funny, and tender story."--Kirkus Reviews

About the author

HAN NOLAN is the author of six other highly acclaimed novels published by Harcourt.
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