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A Corner of the Universe

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A Corner of the Universe

Author

Ann M. Martin

Country

United States

Language

English

Genre

Realistic Fiction

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication date

October 1, 2002

Media type

Hardcover and Softcover

Pages

ISBN

978-0-439-38880-1

OCLC

48536634

LC Class

PZ7.M3567585 Cq 2002

A Corner of the Universe is a young adult's novel by Ann M. Martin, published in 2002. It won a Newbery Honor Award in 2003.[1]

Characters[edit source | edit]

Protagonist: Hattie Owen

Uncle Adam: main character

Grandparents

Parents

Miss Hagerty (tenant)

Angel Valentine (tenant)

Mr. Penny (Tenant)

Betsy (Best friend)

Leila (Friend)

Plot[edit source | edit]

The summer of 1960 is a season that the novel's narrator and protagonist, 11-almost-12-year-old Hattie Owen, expects to be as comfortably uneventful as all the others in her small town of tranquil Millerton, PA. She's looking forward to helping her mother run their boarding house with its eccentric adult boarders, painting alongside her father, and reading.

Then 21-year-old Uncle Adam, whom Hattie never knew existed, comes to stay with Hattie's grandparents (Nana and Papa), because his "school", an institution for the mentally disabled, has closed down temporarily. A new friend is also made by Hattie Owen. She spends a great deal of time with Adam and her new friend, Leila.

Soon, various events occur and start to "shake up" the summer Hattie had planned. Both Adam and Hattie get to know each other, but a heartbreaking turn of events leads to everyone-including Hattie-realizing that no one really knew and understood Adam as much as he needed everyone to.

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Critiques

Nolan, Abby McGanney. "A Corner of the Universe. (Fiction)." The New York Times Book Review 9 Mar. 2003: 25. Literature Resource Center. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.

(Abby McGanney Nolan calls the book "well captured and effective")

Cooper, Ilene. "* Martin, Ann M. A Corner of the Universe." Booklist 1 Dec. 2002: 659. Literature Resource Center. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.

(Ilene Cooper calls the supporting characters "strong pillars that hold up the rest of the story" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gentrifying (talk • contribs) 21:54, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]