Re: BOOK: Dancing on the edge - Nolan

[michele missner <missnerm@ATHENET.NET>]

I, too, thought that this was a wonderful book.  It also touches upon an
issue that we see a lot of today--grandparents raising their
grandchildren.   It does make you wonder if grandparents who messed up
their children should be given a second chance!!
Michele Missner

Frederick Muller wrote:

> 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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