A review by readingthroughtheages
A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin

4.0

Wow. This story still has me thinking. I listened to this one and it always takes me longer to process a book that I listen to vs read. The audio version really brought Adam to life. It gave him a voice that I'm not sure I would have caught if I had read it. So many layers to the story - who Adam was vs what people saw, how Nana was on the inside vs how she portrayed herself everyday, what was "proper" back then vs what is acceptable now. I can see why this book won the Newbery Honor.
This book did have a mature scene and mature topic. I was not prepared for that, especially since I was listening to it with my 8yo! It gave us something to talk about but wish I knew ahead of time it was coming!