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Title	:	Dancing on the Edge
Author	:	Han Nolan
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 272 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2007 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published October 1st 1997)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Mental Health. Mental Illness

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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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Original Title:	Dancing on the Edge
ISBN:	0152058842 (ISBN13: 9780152058845)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1997)

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Ratings: 3.87 From 1511 Users | 191 Reviews

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I honestly did not enjoy this book at the beginning. It was so confusing and I had no idea what was going on. But way later in the book I understood what was happening. Based off the summary I thought this was a fantasy book. Like dragons and stuff. But no, its about psychology. Honestly the ending was so harsh yet so amazing!

I enjoyed this YA novel about a girl who is trying to deal with her motherless and crazy family, especially her grandmother who believed in magic and held seances. As the novel progressed, I got increasingly drawn into Miracle's problems and was glad that she's finally hospitalised and removed from all the Crazy.I was glad when she finally realises the truth about her dead mother and comes to understand that the magic that her grandmother foists on her is BS. Yet we never learn what happened to

When I first started this book, I thought, this is ridiculous. This book is so stupid. I kept reading it and thought. Wow. This is powerful stuff. It's a book of lies, half-truths and trying to find out who you are through the lies.Miracle is told over and over how she survived being pulled from the body of a dead woman, but there's so much she hasn't been told, so much she can only feel about her birth. She really just wants to be a normal healthy child, so this book is about her finding her

This book really pulls at me. It takes a bit to understand where Miracle is coming from. She grow up in a very different reality from anyone I've known. I liked her grandmother Gigi but I think she causes Miracle a lot of trouble facing reality. She puts way too much on the girl but it makes me wonder how broken she is too. Her father frustrates me beyond words. Does he even care about anyone?! UGH! And poor Miracle is stuck in everyone elses shadows. My heart goes out to her. Her struggle with

Miracle's mom died when she was born, yet Miracle is alive--hence her name. Miracle's grandmother calls forth the spirits, and one night when she does so, Miracle's dad disappears. Gigi (Miracle's grandmother) claims that her dad melted, and Miracle believes her. Miracle also begins to believe that she is a nobody, and soon she finds herself on her way to discover that she is someone--a very special someone.When I first started to read this book, I thought it was a little strange, but now that I

Dancing on the Edge is the story of a dysfunctional family that deals in half truths and suppressing their emotions. Miracle McCloy struggles to deal in the real world having been raised by her grandmother who is a self proclaimed "mystic" and a prodigy father who is emotionally absent. After a tragedy leaves Miracle traumatized she begins to meet with a child psychologist who helps her find her way and face the truth. I enjoyed this story it was quirky but realistic in that many families prefer

An underrated story of family secrets and the weight they carry. A cast of quirky characters who still manage to sound believable, and - even when faulty - to earn your compassion. Coming-of-age meets mental health in a novel spanning a few years in the life of young Miracle McCloy, while she clings to rites and beliefs, and desperately tries to feel whole and real, until everything unravels.If you think adults are nonexistent in children/teen books (this one definitely straddles the line), or