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Dancing on the Edge
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Dancing on the Edge Paperback - 2007

by Han Nolan

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
  • Publication 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)
  • Age range 13 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 13
  • Reading level 850
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Family problems, Supernatural
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007277191
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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"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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