BOOK: Dancing on the edge - Nolan

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@SATURN.PLANET.NET>]

Nolan, Han._Dancing on the edge,1997
       This is a very powerful book for 7th graders and up.  It is
the story of a girl who lives in a very disfunctional family which
ends up making her disturbed.  The first two-thirds of the book
shows us the family and its many strange interactions.  At times I
found this section slow but... the last third describes her treatment
from the eyes of the girl.  She and the reader discover what is
really happening in her family and why they have such strange
relationships.  This part of the book reminded me of "I never
promised you a rose garden."  This is an important book but, I
repeat.. this 244 page book is very powerful and not for younger
children.  The right audience will just "gobble up" it up.
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