A Corner of the Universe discussion

The book A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin tells the story of Hattie Owen and her summer when she is twelve. Hattie lives in a boarding house that her parents own. She only has one friend her age, Betsy, who goes away for the whole summer every year. 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. 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. When Hattie meets her uncle, Adam for the first time that she remembered, Adam is very cheerful and excited to talk to her. His mood could change very easily though, and little things like Nana yelling at him would upset him a lot. Hattie feels more like his friend or babysitter than his niece. When Hattie goes to the carnival, she meets a girl who looks about her age who is working with the carnival, named Leila. 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. One night Hattie took Adam out to the carnival without permission and they went on a Ferris wheel. At the top, the ride got stuck, and Adam freaked out. He tried climbing out, and finally they got back down, but he was taken to a hospital. 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. 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. Angel had a boyfriend though, and Adam ran upstairs and flung open her door without knocking. He walked in on them having an affair, and stood there and stared. He ran home and was very upset. Later, they couldn’t find Adam. This story paints a detailed picture of Hattie’s summer, the year she knew Adam.
The theme of A Corner of the Universe is that life is short, so enjoy it while you can. Don’t be afraid to “lift the corners of the universe” and see what’s lying underneath. The upper layer is known well, so come out of your shell and look at the next layer; explore the unexplored. In this story, Adam always showed Hattie how to enjoy life, and that if you didn’t explore around, life isn’t interesting. He showed Hattie that not everything will go well, but life will go on, and at least you tried to figure out the world.
I rate this book a five out of five stars. I really like Adams character in this book. 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 like the message this book gives, about trying new things in life, and making the best you can out of them. I also really liked the choices some of the characters made in this book and how the outcomes clearly showed the affect. I think that almost anyone will like this book and I definitely recommend it.

i loved this book i hated it when i finished it though because it was so good!

I read this book when I was like 11 and it stuck with me since then. I loved it a lot and wish I could find it to read it again at 18 years old.

Alyssa wrote: "i loved this book i hated it when i finished it though because it was so good!"
I TOTALLY agree :)

I'm sorry but I thought it was stupid. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!

What would be the theme though? I loved this book- at first i was a little bored but by the 2-3 chapter i got in too it.

krazy about it

Katryn wrote: "What would be the theme though? I loved this book- at first i was a little bored but by the 2-3 chapter i got in too it."

come on

chealsea wrote: "I'm sorry but I thought it was stupid. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!"

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The book A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin tells the story of Hattie Owen and her summer when she is twelve. Hattie lives in a boarding house that her parents own. She only has one friend her age, Betsy, who goes away for the whole summer every year. 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. 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. When Hattie meets her uncle, Adam for the first time that she remembered, Adam is very cheerful and excited to talk to her. His mood could change very easily though, and little things like Nana yelling at him would upset him a lot. Hattie feels more like his friend or babysitter than his niece. When Hattie goes to the carnival, she meets a girl who looks about her age who is working with the carnival, named Leila. 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. One night Hattie took Adam out to the carnival without permission and they went on a Ferris wheel. At the top, the ride got stuck, and Adam freaked out. He tried climbing out, and finally they got back down, but he was taken to a hospital. 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. 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. Angel had a boyfriend though, and Adam ran upstairs and flung open her door without knocking. He walked in on them having an affair, and stood there and stared. He ran home and was very upset. Later, they couldn’t find Adam. This story paints a detailed picture of Hattie’s summer, the year she knew Adam.
The theme of A Corner of the Universe is that life is short, so enjoy it while you can. Don’t be afraid to “lift the corners of the universe” and see what’s lying underneath. The upper layer is known well, so come out of your shell and look at the next layer; explore the unexplored. In this story, Adam always showed Hattie how to enjoy life, and that if you didn’t explore around, life isn’t interesting. He showed Hattie that not everything will go well, but life will go on, and at least you tried to figure out the world.
I rate this book a five out of five stars. I really like Adams character in this book. 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 like the message this book gives, about trying new things in life, and making the best you can out of them. I also really liked the choices some of the characters made in this book and how the outcomes clearly showed the affect. I think that almost anyone will like this book and I definitely recommend it.
A Corner Of The Universe by Ann M. Martin




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message 2: by Alyssa (new) - rated it 5 stars

May 20, 2011 08:48PM


Alyssa i loved this book i hated it when i finished it though because it was so good!




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message 3: by Diamond (new) - rated it 4 stars

May 28, 2011 03:37PM


Diamond I read this book when I was like 11 and it stuck with me since then. I loved it a lot and wish I could find it to read it again at 18 years old.




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message 4: by Holly :) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jun 08, 2011 08:16AM


Holly :) Alyssa wrote: "i loved this book i hated it when i finished it though because it was so good!"
I TOTALLY agree :)




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message 5: by Sam (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jan 12, 2012 12:44PM


Sam McGraw I'm sorry but I thought it was stupid. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!




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message 6: by Kimberly (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jan 12, 2012 02:04PM


Kimberly I read it at 10 and loved it's strong message and emotional capacity!




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message 7: by Maria (new) - rated it 3 stars

Feb 25, 2012 03:32PM


Maria Luv this bk cuz it's very emotional bt didn't like the endinq




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message 8: by Katryn (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jan 05, 2013 07:18PM


Katryn Barr What would be the theme though? I loved this book- at first i was a little bored but by the 2-3 chapter i got in too it.




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by Kozen

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Kozen Leo chealsea wrote: "I'm sorry but I thought it was stupid. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!"

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The book A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin tells the story of stupid

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