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Summary: This book changes your universe...
Review: Hattie lives in a typical small town in the 1950s and 60s United States--everyone knows all the gossip by sundown. And when Hattie's unknown Uncle Adam comes to stay for a while, the news spreads quickly, as usual. Adam is different--they aren't sure what is wrong with him, other than he has a mental disability. Hattie finds she really likes her young uncle (he's 21, she's 12), and wishes she could help him more. Ann M. Martin has created a realistic world in this book. Throughout, Hattie goes through a range of emotions when dealing with her family. The reader is able to understand where Hattie is coming from, and why she acts and reacts the way she does. Martin also captures history in this book--from the carnival, to the grandparents' idea of what is proper, to the everyday activities of Hattie's life--without making the reader feeling disconnected. Martin also manages to convey that families should talk about issues, instead of ignoring them, without sounding preachy. Overall, this book will move you, if you let it.
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Summary: A Touching Story
Review: Hattie Owen is a 12 year-old girl who enjoys life just the way it is. Then before she knows, everything changes. An uncle she never knew existed comes to live with her grandmoter. His name is Adam,and he has "mental problems". At first,Hattie is not sure what to think about Adam, and then she grows to love him. As Adam and Hattie grow more fond of eachother, Hattie starts to think that she and Adam are a lot alike. One night she sneaks Adam out of her grandmother's house and takes him to the carnival. They ride the ferris wheel, but they ride gets stuck when they are at the very top. Adam cannot control himself, and opens the restraining bar and tries to jump out of the car. Hattie and her friend hold on to Adam's ankles for dear life. That is just one time whem Adam blows little things out of proportion. Later on, he gets really depressed and things get serious. To find out what happens, read "A Corner of the Universe" by Ann M. Martin. It will change your perspective on things and touch your heart.
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Summary: A moving portrayal of the life of a small-town girl
Review: Hattie Owen is a pre-teen before she discovers the existence of an odd uncle, Adam, who is returning to her grandparents' home after his special home/school is closed. Adam suffers from a mental illness which affects his behavior but doesn't mask his intelligence. Hattie's experiences during a summer with her new uncle and the new carnival in town, which brings unexpected friendships to a shy young girl, culminate in an unexpected tragedy. A Corner Of The Universe is hard to put down and a moving portrayal of the life of a small-town girl with close family ties comes to life under Martin's experienced pen.
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Summary: Corner of the Universe
Review: Hattie Owens is a normal girl in her town of Millerton. Hattie's summer starts the same as it always did, Miss Hagerty's breakfast tray, lemonade on the porch, walks downtown and her best friend leaving for Maine. But the night of the first day of summer Hattie is hit with something that she could never believe. She has an uncle, when besides, her uncle Hayden that lives in California. This uncle is a lot younger than her mother and her uncle. And he was mentally ill and went to school for people with mental illnesses. So when Hattie meets her uncle Adam, who is 21 years old. Overwhelmed Hattie more than she could expect. Adam became one of Hattie best friends, well besides Betsy who had been her friend since kindergarten, Leila, who comes to Millerton traveling with her family's carnival and Catherine who moved into then boarding house that Hattie's family owned. Hattie world change that summer, and as said in the book,
"My father movies are great but they don't begin to tell the story of the summer. What's left out is more important than what is there. Dad captured the good times and only the good time. The parts he left out are what changed my life"
I want to tell the ending of the book but I'm not going to do because by telling you the ending without you reading the book you miss the message of the book. I will say this that if you read the book, the ending will surprise as much as it did me. This book is a book that will make you cry and make you laugh, but it bring a message, that many miss. None is perfect, and everyone is the same at heart even if the outside doesn't show that. If I could rate this book pass 5 stars I would. So as Adam says "Hattie I believe that you are the one person who can lift the corners of the universe"
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Summary: The Summer That Changed Hattie's Life
Review: Hattie was quite surprised when her uncle that she never met came to her house to live with her family, since his special school was shut down. Her Uncle Adam was quite special. He had a mental disability. When her uncle came to the boarding house no one really liked him. They all took pity on him, all except for Hattie & her mother. Hattie was able to find a friend. This friend was very special as she didn't have too many. Towards the end everyone came to accept Adam for who he was.
This book really helped Hattie (and me) to accept people, no matter how different or strange they are. This book really made you feel as if you were Hattie. This was a summer Hattie would never forget. There were some good times, some bad times, and a few sad times. As I read further into the book I got more into it. This book will aways be on my top list.
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Summary: Congratulations to Martin on a well-earned Newbery Honor!
Review: Hattie's universe is permanently altered the summer she turns twelve, when for the first time she meets her 21-year-old mentally ill Uncle Adam, of whom no one in the family had ever mentioned previously. His presence disrupts the orderly life of her wealthy and controlling grandparents, who are left with no other option than to accept him back into their home when his school closes. Hattie, an introspective only child with few friends, feels alternately enchanted by Adam's childlike exuberance and concerned that she might be somehow "like him." She becomes protective of him as she witnesses the cruel reaction of those who deem him a "freak."Ann Martin's authentic writing takes us back to 1960 with such details as rickrack as a fashion statement, nylons and garter belts, and "Dobie Gillis." Her sympathetic treatment of the characters draws the reader into this poignant story, earning a well-deserved Newbery honor for 2003. Though the reading level is listed as 9-12, I would offer a caution that the emotional content is rather mature for this age group. I consider this appropriate for middle school and older. Younger readers might find Betsy Byars' "The Summer of the Swans," a book with similar themes, to be a bit more emotionally on target.
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Summary: Great!
Review: I am glad for this book because I have a brother who also has a mental disability so I can relate to Hattie's emotions. This book is very realistic, almost like real life. It deserves five stars!
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Summary: Wow..........
Review: I don`t think that I will ever find another book in the world like this one. It`s... it`s... too unexplainable! It`s the type of book you can wait to read, but sad enough to make you cry. It makes you think about life, and how yours is to become. No matter how old you are you`d advance a level in reading after it. It`s too good to be a book.
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Summary: Pretty good book
Review: I had to read this book for a book-report and I was surprised to find out that I liked it. At first it seems a little weird, but it has a good lesson and story. Aslo, a surprise ending. I would recomend this book to others.
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Summary: this book should be hidden away in a corner of the universe
Review: I have no clue how this book won a Newberry Honour Award. I usually enjoy the books that win the awards, bu I must say, this book is very boring. Get to know the life story of 11-year-old Hattie Owen and her mentally ill uncle, who the author tries to portray as sweet and lovable, but he really just manages to get on the readers nerves. So does Hattie. Her only friends are the old people that live in her boarding house, and one girl that lives down the street who is introduced in the book then leaves the picture on a summer vacation that Hattie turns down an offer to go to, because she would miss all the old people in her house. Then her uncle shows up whom she never knew about. He lives with her gradnmother and gradnfather, who keep their noses way up high in the air. He is sort of a disgrace to their "perfect" family. Follow Hattie around with her uncle Adam, wonder about how she can actuallt put up with him, get to know her new circus friends, and then try to force yourself to cry at the ending to prove to yourself that you're humain, but you probably will just be relieved. I would only recommend this book to probably the 7-9 age groop, because they have yet to discover any good books to prove how boring this one is.
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