Twelve year-old Dot is not a dancer, but after her mother's sudden and senseless death, she finds herself dancing on the edge...of everything. After her whole world unravels in seconds, Dot is propelled on a voyage to discover the meaning of her past, and of her mother's greatest gift to her. "With complex characters and eloquent prose, it's an absorbing story of a girl's surprising path through her grief."

- Publisher's Weekly

"A wonderful and endearing story about the power of books and travel to heal us."

- Jim Lynch, author of national bestseller The Highest Tide

"This is a banquet table of a book, filled with real and imagined heroes, would be friends, irritating family, cherished memories, new experiences, and leaps through time.

-Lynn Wiley Grant (yellowwallpaperwriters.com)

With all familiar anchors swept away, Dot's trip becomes a struggle between finding that gift and running away from a future that feels so bleak. Pack your bags for a memorable, powerful journey into life in the wake of profound loss.