<------------Go back to eProbe

A Corner Of The Universe

December 2, 2015 - Comment

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,

Buy Now! $2.93Amazon.com Price
(as of April 20, 2020 6:12 am GMT+0000 - Details)

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,

Comments

Write a comment

*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.