A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin

I like the message this book gives, about trying new things in life, and making the best you can out of them. I liked how he was mentally ill, but Hattie treated him as normal as she could, even though his thoughts and emotions would change rapidly. I really like Adams character in this book. I rate this book a five out of five stars. He showed Hattie that not everything will go well, but life will go on, and at least you tried to figure out the world. In this story, Adam always showed Hattie how to enjoy life, and that if you didn’t explore around, life isn’t interesting. The upper layer is known well, so come out of your shell and look at the next layer explore the unexplored.

Don’t be afraid to “lift the corners of the universe” and see what’s lying underneath. The theme of A Corner of the Universe is that life is short, so enjoy it while you can. This story paints a detailed picture of Hattie’s summer, the year she knew Adam. He walked in on them having an affair, and stood there and stared. Angel had a boyfriend though, and Adam ran upstairs and flung open her door without knocking. When she finally was let out of the house, Adam visited and he had ripped roses from the ground to give to one of the boarders, Angel Valentine, a very beautiful young lady. When he was let out of the hospital, Hattie wasn’t allowed to see him for a while, and she was grounded for a week, and wasn’t allowed to leave the house. He tried climbing out, and finally they got back down, but he was taken to a hospital. At the top, the ride got stuck, and Adam freaked out. One night Hattie took Adam out to the carnival without permission and they went on a Ferris wheel. When Leila and Hattie became friends, Hattie visits her at the carnival and they get to go on free rides and eat free food because Leila’s family owns the business. When Hattie goes to the carnival, she meets a girl who looks about her age who is working with the carnival, named Leila. Hattie feels more like his friend or babysitter than his niece. His mood could change very easily though, and little things like Nana yelling at him would upset him a lot. When Hattie meets her uncle, Adam for the first time that she remembered, Adam is very cheerful and excited to talk to her. The school closed, so he was coming to live with Hattie’s Nana and Papa, who live very close to her, and wanted their family to be perfect. While she’s away, Hattie finds out from her parents that she has an uncle who was living in a mental school and is 21 years old, named Adam. She only has one friend her age, Betsy, who goes away for the whole summer every year. Hattie lives in a boarding house that her parents own.

Martin tells the story of Hattie Owen and her summer when she is twelve. The book A Corner of the Universe by Ann M.

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin