cover image A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE

A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE

Ann Matthews Martin, . . Scholastic, $5.99 (189pp) ISBN 978-0-439-38881-8

A 12-year-old girl had been anticipating a summer as comfortably uneventful as all the others—until her uncle with "mental problems" makes a surprise entrance, turning everything upside-down. "Hearts will go out to both as they step outside the confines of their familiar world to meet some painful challenges," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 12-up. (Jan.)