A Corner of the Universe

A Corner of the Universe is written by Ann M. Martin and is 189 pages long. This book is about girl named Hattie Owens. Hattie Owens and her family own and live in a boarding house. Hattie has made friends with Mrs. Haggerty and has only one friend that is her age, but she always goes on vacation for the summer. So Hattie is left to fend for herself once again. She finds that she loves to pass the time by reading, but one day her mom tells her about a secret uncle that she had never known about. His name is Adam, and he has come to visit during the summer. Hattie loves him and doesnt understand why her Grandma wants to keep him a secret. She is entertained by all of his tricks and wants to show him all that she knows. But her Grandma doesn't think that is a very good idea at all. One day when the carnival came to town Hattie met a girl there her own age! She stops by the carnival every day to hang out with her new friend. But after one night of mishap with Adam at the carnival, she doesn't have such a good feeling about Adam. And this time it's not a good feeling at all.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!!!!! I absolutely LOVE it, and kids and adults of ALL ages will love this book too!! It is a book about true friendship. The ultimate kind of friendship. This book will move you so much you won't even believe that something as simple as a book could do this!! The ending is SOOO moving. I encourage all of you to read this one. And if you do make sure you have a box of Kleenex next to you at the end. It's that good!!!! So take time out of your busy day to read this one for sure. Out of all the other books from Ann M. Martin this one is the one for you to read. If I had to choose one book to be one of my favorites. This one would be very near the top if not number 1 ! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book.

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