A Corner of the Universe

   Have you ever imagined that school was over and you have summer break but your best friend goes on vacation and you have no one to play with? Wat if your parents told you about an uncle you have never heard about for 12 years? What if the uncle was 21 and he went to a school that they take care mental peole with brain problems and the school closes down and that he has to live near you until they find another school? Would you be happy? Terrified? Eager?
                                                                             This book tells you the answer.


Hattie Owen is a girl who lives in a small town. She has no friends except Besty. However when it comes to vacation, Besty always goes to another place to spend her vacation which explains why Hattie can't celebrate her birthday with friends. She lives in a boarding house with mom, dad, Cookie, Angel, Mr. Penny, and Miss Hagerty. Cookie is like their housekeeper and Angel, Mr.penny, and Miss Hagerty has no relationship. They just stays because it's a boarding house. Nana is her grandma and Papa is her garandpa. They are in the same town as Hattie.

Hatties routine is always the same. In the morning she has to give Miss Hagerty her food while she is in bed. She is the first person who gets to she her. Then she does some chores. After that, she is finished. She goes out of her house and just takes a look outside. She has been doing this until her parents have told her about Adam her Uncle.

Adam was born with some brain problems. He does unpreditable things. His parents (Nana and Papa) have send him to a school where they know how to handle mental people. However, with some reason, the school was closing down. So, they told Hattie that Adam has to stay until they find a new school for him. Hattie is now very curious of Adam.

When Hattie first meets Adam, he is exactly the same her mom described him. However Hattie notices that no one is really dealing with his problems. Hattie beging to talk with him. Later, Adam begings to visit her. Hattie realizes that they are close as friends now.

Everytime in life, things can go wrong. For Adam, things went a lot wrong for him. He was stressed out of his life, he hung himself in the shed behind Nana's and Papa's. Hattie was sad but not that suprised when her parents told her about it.

At the funeral, Hattie made a speech and said :      
                                                                       I want you to know that Adam was not a freak.But he was called a freak and he was called lots of names.And that was one of the thingsthat made it hard to be Adam. Adam, had good times and he had bad times. I think we should remember that Adam was one of those people who lift the corners of our universe.

And I think that is true too. No matter how small, tall, different you are, you can be you can be one of those people who can lift the corners of our universe.