A Corner of the Universe (Scholastic Gold)

Ann M. Martin

Mar 2013 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.

About this ebook

Ann Martin's phenomenal Newbery Honor book, now in paperback The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable smalltown life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home for the first time in over ten years. Hattie has never met him, never known about him. He's been institutionalized; his condition invovles schizophrenia and autism. Hattie, a shy girl who prefers the company of adults, takes immediately to her excitable uncle, even when the rest of the family -- her parents and grandparents -- have trouble dealing with his intense way of seeing the world. And Adam, too, sees that Hattie is special, that her quiet, shy ways are not a disability,

Ratings and reviews

Great book, sad ending though. Hattie Owen lives in a boarding house, and everything is predictable. But that soon changes, when her unspoken of Uncle , Adam comes to Millerton to live with his parents. Adam has a mental illness,. A carnival comes to millerton, where Hattie Owen meets a new friend.

Purest more honest story about mental illness. I read this when I was in elementary school and it's had a hold on me since then. It's been about 12 years now and I still think of this book every now and then.

*MAJOR SPOILERS* I just don't understand how this is suitable for children, when it has a person HANGING THEMSELVES AT THE END! ALSO,THERE WAS A VERY INNAPPROPRIATE PART NEAR THE END, BEFORE ADAM KILLS HIMSELF! I HATED IT!

About the author

Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York.