A Corner of the Universe

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Synopsis
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,

Newbery Honor book

Copyright:
2002

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
193 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780545368735
Related ISBNs:
9780439388818
Publisher:
Scholastic
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ann M. Martin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:
Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:
8–12
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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