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Summary: Corner of the Universe
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..."Corner of the Universe," is an excellent book for teens. This story really shows how you can find great things in the most unexpected places. Hattie is a normal 12-year-old girl from a small town. Everything in her life is going great until her uncle, Adam, comes to back from boarding school. Adam gives Hattie one of the most interesting summers of her lifetime. Adam falls in love with one of the boarders at Hattie's family's boarding house. He can do something unexpected at all times so the reader must be ready for anything with this book. I recommend this book for young teens.
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Review: A corner of the universe is a good book for teens that either don't know where they belong in the world, or if they think they are different. it helps people stand up for people that think they are different, like handicap, and helps people find out where they belong in the world. i liked this book, and i would recommend this book to kids the ages of 12-16. Again...i liked this book, but it wouldn't be my first choice for a pleasure book.
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Summary: This was a book. A bad one.
Review: A Corner of the Universe is a Newberry-Award winning novel by Anne Martin. Words of Rainbow*Chyld: This book covered an interesting topic with what could have been interesting characters. The blunt-ness and lack of reality made it a poor read. The fact that it was a Newbery Honor book shocked me. The thing is that the topic was true...things like this do happen and the main idea was practically blaring at me the entire time I tried to read...I just could not enjoy this short-coming of a book. Thoughts from Indigo*Yellow: This book was confused about what it was, where it was coming from, and where it is going. It covers mature subjects such as mental illness, loss of innocense, and familial unstableness. And yet it was written in such childlike, bland prose that I coudln't have been more bored. A Corner of the Universe could have been a gritty, touching, and dark coming-of-age novel with interesting symbolism. Instead, it was a watered-down, fuzzy, children's tale. When thinking about the main idea, I couldn't figure out where the book was going! Was it trying to convince me to be kind to the mentally challenged, or was it simply talking about Hattie's ability to encompass the dark and light parts of her life? I coudln't be sure. I think this book is an uncertain, wobbling shadow of what it could have been, and Adam, Nana, and Hattie's father could have been played out to a fuller extent. I'd say, don't bother with this sad excuse for a Newbery winner.
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Summary: A corner of the Universe
Review: A Corner of the Universe is about a 12-year-old girl who lives with her parents.
She has an uncle named Adam, who nobody, family or friend, has seen in over 3-years. Then suddenly, Adam appears out of nowhere. His school is being remolded. He ends up falling in love with a woman and stays with Hattie's grand parents.
I didn't really like this book. I thought it was BORING!!!!!! Who would want to read about a 12-year-old girl and her uncle? Not me!!! My total grade for this book would be a total of 1.5 stars.
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Summary: An easy read, but not satisfying
Review: A Corner of the Universe, by Ann M. Martin, is a story of love, friendship, and family. Hattie Owen, an almost 12-year old, does not have a normal life: she lives in the boardinghouse her parents run, with eccentric boarders such as Angel Valentine (the beautiful young woman who works at the bank), Miss Haggerty (the grandmotherly figure), and Mr. Penny (the older man with tons of clocks). Also, her grandparents look down on the family, because her parents "don't have real jobs." When you think the situation can't get any weirder - it does. Hattie's parents sit her down one night to tell her a shocking secret: she has a 21 year old uncle named Adam. Why didn't anyone tell her about Adam? Simple, he's been living in a boarding school-type institution his whole life, due to his mental illness. Soon Hattie gets to meet Adam, and she gets along with him very well. She hangs out with him all the time, they go for walks, to the carnival, and just around town. Hattie has never made friends easily, but at the carnival, she meets Lelia, the carnival owner's daughter, and forms a great friendship. Adam and Lelia both make Hattie grow and change her life forever, but when something happens one day, will Hattie and her family/friends be able to cope? A Corner of the Universe is a fast and easy read, but it's really predictable, and the end isn't satisfying at all. Overall grade: C
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Review: A had to read a corner of the universe for school I wasn't to exited about it. It looked as though it was a slow and boring read. But no. This is one of the best books I have ever read my compliments to Ann Martin. It was fantastic.I t drew you inside the novel so you felt you were a character inside the book. I highlly recomend it to anyone whou is looking for a wonderful and touching book.
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Summary: Important topics for teens and preteens and a good read.
Review: Hattie is a loner who prefers the company of her family's boarding home residents to the snickering insipidness of her classmates. When her Uncle-kept-secret, Adam, comes into her life, she finds him to be a challenging but worthy friend. She sees a joy in life through his eyes that she has never seen before and she learns a sense of responsibility and righteousness in situations where she would otherwise not have been challenged. His presence and his own personal mental challenges/illness give Hattie insight into her family members and the lives they lived before she existed. And while Hattie does find friendship with a like-aged young woman who proves that not all teens are insensitive and self-centered, it is Adam who helps her understand herself and the world a little better, even when some of the lessons are hard to learn. While A Corner of the Universe is not a book that keeps the reader riveted at attention with action packed scenes of danger and fantasy, Hattie's growth as a character is exceptional and the treatment of difficult subject matter is handled with such skill that A Corner of the Universe is a wonderful read for any age.
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Review: Hattie is a twelve-year-old girl thriving to have an ordinary summer but when a family secret is revealed something unexpected happens. A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin will keep you in suspense throughout the book.
Hattie is told the family secret that she has an uncle she never knew she had. His name is Adam. Hattie also was told that he was different. Of course she was never told how he was different. Hattie soon discovers hat Adam is mentally ill. His attitude could change in a second. You never know how he'll react.
Adams arrival of the summer will change everyones life. Adam attempts to fit into a world that doesn't accept his differences. Hattie though tries her best to put aside his differences and accept him as a friend.
Throughout the book Adam changes his mood. He may be sad one minute and become happy the next. But sometimes his attitudes don't always change for the better, and all the love and care in the world could change it.
You will be unable to put down this book as it twists and turns to an unthinkable ending.
Ann M. Martin did a spectacular job creating imagery. Also it really was gutsy when she put her life story inside the book.
A Corner of the Universe really will grab your attention immediately.
I recommend this book to anyone that can feel empathy for others. I hope you will read A Corner of the Universe because it inspired me and can inspire you too.
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Review: Hattie is an average 11 year old who is beginning her summer vacation. Her parents run a boarding house and Hattie has made friends with several of the boarders. All of them are somewhat older than Hattie and her best friend is going away all summer. Hattie expects this to be another boring summer, until she learns of an uncle she never knew about will be moving back home with her grandparents. Adam, her twenty-one year old uncle, had been away to a special school. His school is closing and he has to come home. His "school" is really a home for people with disabilities. Hattie is very excited and curious to meet her uncle. She is somewhat nervous when first meeting Adam but they soon become friends. Hattie thinks the two are a lot of like and they form a special bond. Unfortunately, Hattie soon thinks she knows what is best for Adam and this leads to trouble. I enjoyed the book. It was interesting because the setting is in the 1960's, a time when people with disabilities were not in the spotlight and as accepted as they are today. I could relate to Hattie's feelings when people make comments about her uncle, because I work with kids with disabilities. I think the book is more suited for older elementary age students, 10 - 12. It does a good job covering a sensitive issue, but sometimes lags in excitement. I think that some students may become bored with the book before they finish.
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Summary: Hattie and Her Friends Review
Review: Hattie likes things to remain constant. That, however, changes one summer when her uncle "comes home". The school he was attending is closing and Hattie's grandparents need to find another one for him. Adam has a "mental condition" which Hattie didn't know about. That summer is special for Hattie as she befriends a girl from the circus. Things do not turn out well as a birthday celebration turns ugly.......you have to read to find out the rest. This was a great book dealing with people who are different from us.
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