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![]() ![]() Returning from a Chicago school that’s just closed and whose existence is kept quiet by adult family members, Adam is a 21-year-old man with a child’s mind, having a knack for talking quickly, a savant-like ability for remembering weekdays, and a passion for I Love Lucy. Yet this year, it’s different - Hattie’s uncle Adam is coming home. Hattie Owen enjoys peaceful Millerton summertimes with houses nodding in the heavy air, being in charge of Miss Hagerty’s breakfast tray at her parents’ boardinghouse, and drinking lemonade on the porch after supper. Genre: Fiction, YA, Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical fiction, Children’s, Family, Contemporary, Coming of age, Juvenile And life is always more interesting that way. ![]() Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don’t but at least you’re exploring. It’s all about changing what’s handed to you, about poking around a little, lifting the corners, seeing what’s underneath, poking that. Content warning: suicide, implication of mature content, ableism //Ī Corner of the Universe is a novel that not only explores the innocence of childhood, but also the power of hope, discovery, and curiosity.Īdam told me about lifting the corners the second time I met him, but I had no idea what he meant. ![]() All quotes are taken from A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. ![]()
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