I Am the Universe

by Barbara Cochran and Barbara Corcoran

Book Overview

The serious, responsible girl of the family has to contend with a number of problems, both funny and not so funny, when her mother has to have an operation. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689312083
• ISBN13: 9780689312083
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A story woven with warmth, humor & adolescent understanding.

When Kit learned she had to write a paper called "Who I Am" for her English class, it was the last straw to her. She felt as if she hardly had time to think, let alone write. Kit was too busy worrying about her mother's illness, her younger brother's troubles in school, her older brother's girlfriends, and her little sister's need for attention. Yet, it was through these family concerns that Kit found the answer to her question: Who am I, anyway? This is a book about a preteen's teetering between childish blunders and adult insights. A delightful character, Kit is a heroine despite herself. Like many 12-year-olds, she's funny when at her most serious, with wisecracks that come straight from the heart. (Orinally titled: I Am The Universe.)