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Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks
Published: Dec 1969
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Retail Price: $7.99
Ages: 12 - 17 Pages: 244
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.