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//__Dancing on the Edge__//
//__Dancing on the Edge __// __By: Julia A. Sennefelder __ Han Nolan’s //Dancing on the Edge// is a very interesting yet suspenseful book. Miracle is a ten year old girl without a mother. When her father melts into thin air she is eager to bring him back. Nolan explains well and the book is very interesting. I recommend this book to all fifth graders because it is easy to understand.

The theme of the story got better when you get to the middle of the story. Nolan wants it to be interesting for you. In that case it was to entertain you. I know that because it was funny when Miracle described her Aunt Casey as the witch from the //Wizard of Oz.// Also it was suspenseful when Miracle and Gigi found out that Miracles father was melting.  The plot was interesting when Miracle and her family had to move. I was wondering where they would have to go. They ended up having to go to Miracles’ grandpa’s house. There she looked for clues and tried to find things that she can bring her father back with.

Every time the setting changes you know where it is at. Nolan changed the setting once when the family had to move. Nolan had Miracle say where she was going and made her described so I can picture it in my head. If there was a plant with a blue pot Nolan will describe it.

Nolan used lots of figurative language. Even though he used a lot of figurative language you still understand. Using figurative language actually makes the story funny. Just like when Miracle said that her father is like a ghost. It’s a great example if you wanted to read a book with a lot of figurative language in it.

As you can see //Dancing on the Edge// is an interesting yet suspenseful book.