A Corner of the Universe 宇宙的角落

作者 Ann Martin著
出版社 Scholastic
出版时间 2004年1月第1版
ISBN 9780439388818
定价 55.30

内容简介

ThesummerHattieturns12,herpredictablesmalltownlifeisturnedonendwhenheruncleAdamreturnshomeforthefirsttimeinovertenyears.Hattiehasnevermethim,neverknownabouthim.He'sbeeninstitutionalized;hisconditioninvovlesschizophreniaandautism.Hattie,ashygirlwhoprefersthecompanyofadults,takesimmediatelytoherexcitableuncle,evenwhentherestofthefamily—herparentsandgrandparents—havetroubledealingwithhisintensewayofseeingtheworld.AndAdam,too,seesthatHattieisspecial,thatherquiet,shywaysarenotadisability.

作者简介

AnnM.Martin,1955-AnnMathewsMartinwasbornonAugust12,1955inPrinceton,NewJersey.ShegraduatedfromSmithCollegeandworkedasateacher,wasaneditorofchildren'sbooksforbothBantamandScholastic,andthenbecameafulltimewriter.Martinistheauthorofthewell-knownBaby-sittersClubbooks.Shehasalsowrittenotherchildren'sbooks,whichincludethetitle"TenKids,NoPets."Shebaseshercharacters,inpart,onindividualsinherownlife;andtheshybabysitterMaryAnne,ispartiallybasedonherself.ShecreatedanewseriesformiddlegradereaderscalledCaliforniaDiaries,whichfollowsDawnofTheBaby-sittersClub,aftershemovestoCalifornia.

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