

A Corner of the Universe
Author: Ann M. Martin
Narrator: Judith Ivey
Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 07/22/2003
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Author: Ann M. Martin
Narrator: Judith Ivey
Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 07/22/2003
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Ann M. Martin, a Newbery Honor winner, is the author of many books for young readers, including A Corner of the Universe, a Newbery Honor Book; and Leo the Magnificat. Ms. Martin funds such charities as The Lisa Libraries and The Ann M. Martin Foundation. She makes her home in upstate New York.
Ann M. Martin has written, to my knowledge, three books now involving autistic characters - a stand-alone novel in the 80s, that BSC book, and now this one. I like to be complete, so I thought I'd check this one out and compare it against my memories of the others. This review WILL contain spoilers,......more
Hattie Owen is a shy girl who lives in a quiet town where everyone knows everyone else's business. There is only one piece of business that she is left out of the loop on until this summer, the fact that she has an uncle... and that uncle is mentally challenged. This story is about how Hattie grows......more
Hattie Owen lives in the third largest house in the small town of Millerton. Her grandparents live in the second largest. But unlike her Nana and Papa’s house, Hattie’s house isn’t filled with fancy furniture. It’s filled with boarders. Hattie doesn’t mind living with people who aren’t her family. W......more