A Corner of the Universe (Hardcover)

from cbower6

A corner of the universe, written by Ann Martin and published 2002 by scholastic, is a gripping historical Fiction about a girl and her autistic uncle in the summer of 1960. Since I am attending Towson to be a Special Education teacher this book touches a special chord with me. The way Adam was t...

from AmyKGrey

This book was a very good book for teaching students about exceptionalities, however it is a bit mature for early elementary school. I wouldn't have students under about fifth grade read this, just because of mature content. However, passages and pieces of this could be used with younger readers ...

from debnance

Hattie suddenly discovers she has an uncle she's never heard about when Adam returns home. But Adam is not just any regular uncle; Adam, she is told, is mentally ill. Adam is loud and enthusiastic and repeats things over and over and quotes continually from I Love Lucy. And, in addition, Adam lif...

from BookConcierge

Book on CD performed by Judith Ivey This is a wonderful Newbery Honor book written for middle-school-aged children. Set in about 1960, it focuses on Hattie Owens and her family. Hattie loves the small town in which she lives with her parents in the boarding house they run. It's an insular world ...

from MaryBethLingner

I loved, "A Corner of the Universe" for many reasons. First, I loved the character of Hattie because I found her extremely similar to myself as a twelve year old. Hattie is a very systematic girl who likes to spend her summer days visiting with the elderly boarders who live in her house, painting...