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Summary: Visit THIS Corner of the Universe
Review: Visit THIS Corner of the UniverseA Corner of the Universe is a book about a girl named Hattie Owen. She lives in her parent?s boarding house, along with Angel Valentine, Miss Hagerty, and Mr. Penny. Hattie is lives like a normal girl but is very shy and feels most comfortable in her own house with her own family. She lives a couple blocks down from her grandmother, who is well off and very controlling.
After her twelfth birthday, things start to turn a lot different from what she is use to. Her uncle, who lives in a medical home, comes to live with her grandparents unexpectedly. This confuses Hattie because she had no idea that her mother even had a brother. It seemed to her that everyone tried to keep Adam a secret and forget about him. So that very summer she becomes attached to him and seems almost break out of her shell. One of the surprising things that happened to her was a carnival came to her town. She went there several times and made her first true friend named, Catherine.
I really liked this book because it is an easy read and a very good plot. It is very similar to Ann Martin?s other books, which are equally good.
All in all, I rate this book 4 stars. The only things that I would change about this book, is to start the main story sooner. It starts out a little slow, but catches you in the end.
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Summary: SUPERBLY READ TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND GROWTH
Review: While the hardcover version of this touching story is geared for 9 - 12-year-old readers, it contains a message for all. It is a reminder of the need for compassion and understanding. Beautifully read by two time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey it is the story of a life changing summer for 12-year-old Hattie. Her life has been rather predictable to date. She shares a home with her parents, a boarding house filled with outre characters. The life her mother and father have chosen is not at all in keeping with what her grandparents would wish, but that's fine with Hattie. And then there is a visitor, Adam - a surprising and intriguing young man. What is even more surprising for Hattie is to learn that he is a 21-year-old uncle, someone the family has never mentioned. His school, a home for the mentally impaired, has closed and here he is. Soon, Hattie and Adam are friends. They go places together, and it is through him that her life expands in ways that she had never imagined. All will listen, enjoy, and learn from this tale of friendship and growth. - Gail Cooke
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