The Center of Everything
For Polly, the small town of Livingston, Montana, is a land charmed by raw, natural beauty and a close network of family that extends back generations. But the summer of finds Polly at a crossroads: a recent head injury has scattered her perception of the present, bringing to the surface long-forgotten events. As Polly’s many relatives arrive for a family reunion during the Fourth of July holiday, a beloved friend goes missing on the Yellowstone River. Search parties comb the river as carefully as Polly combs her mind, and over the course of one fateful week, Polly arrives at a deeper understanding of herself and her larger-than-life relatives
The Center of Everything
by Laura Moriarty
- Publication Date: July 2,
- Genres:Fiction
- Hardcover: pages
- Publisher: Hyperion
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"A warm, beguiling book full of hard-won wisdom."
—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Set in Kerrville, Kansas, The Center of Everything is told by Evelyn Bucknow, an endearing character with a wholly refreshing way of looking at the world. Living with her single mother in a small apartment, Evelyn Bucknow is a young girl wincing her way through adolescence. With a voice that is as charming as it is recognizable, Evelyn immerses the reader in the dramas of an entire community. The people of Kerrville, stuck at once in the middle of nowhere but also at the center of everything, are the source from which Moriarty draws on universal dilemmas of love and belief to render a story that grows in emotional intensity until it lifts the reader to heights achieved only by the finest of fiction.
“For year-old Evelyn Bucknow, there really is no place like home. On all the world maps she’s ever seen, the United States has been smack dab in the middle, with Kansas in the middle of that. “I feel so lucky to live here, right in the center,” she proclaims, in Moriarty’s wonderfully do
The Center of Everything
June 15, The Center of Everything, by Laura Moriarty, is one of those rare books that readers devour, then are sorry when the last word appears. Moriarty, transplanted to Kansas as an adult after a lifetime of living in various places in the United States, illuminates the Kansas character and the Kansas landscape in a way few people have done before. She does so with loving, witty language, telling the story through the voice of a young, wise, yet naïve narrator. Evelyn, whose story this is, sees all and questions all, but often doesn’t quite understand what it “all” means. As the story progresses, however, her understanding matures and her world widens beyond the small Kansas town that is her home.
As with all the characters, Evelyn’s mother, the beautiful, but beleaguered and poverty-stricken Tina, is developed as a person full of contradictions and surprises. Among the minor characters, Moriarty includes teachers as sometimes flawed but good people who do what good teachers do—help students realize their highest potential.
Those of us who grew up in Kansas will see the landscape with new, more appreciative eyes. I have long loved driving throug
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Syeda Mujeeb
Really cute and enticing at the same time
Loved it. I wish it were a little longer so I could have know more of Evelyn's story.. But otherwise it's beautifully written. Caitlin H
Spectacular to be at 'The Center of Everything'
A very literal true love story of learning to let go and grow up. Life decisions coming fast outside of Evelyn's home as well in it with her special brother Samuel. But the ending leaves us wanting more. What does Laura Moriarty have in store for us Read Morepamela
This is one of the best books I have ever read in my life, I couldn't put it down!!!I can't wait until Laura Moriarty's next book comes out! Anonymous
This book has feeling, i'm both sad and happily reminiscing on my youth.
It forces you to look back and see the choices you made. I found myself feeling the emotions of the charactrers. I listen to a lot of books (if you listen, Julie Dretzin does a Read MoreRead 2 More Reader Reviews
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The Center of Everything
As with all the characters, Evelyn’s mother, the beautiful, but beleaguered and poverty-stricken Tina, is developed as a person full of contradictions and surprises. Among the minor characters, Moriarty includes teachers as sometimes flawed but good people who do what good teachers do—help students realize their highest potential.
Those of us who grew up in Kansas will see the landscape with new, more appreciative eyes. I have long loved driving throug
Summary and Reviews of The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty
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Syeda MujeebReally cute and enticing at the same time
Loved it. I wish it were a little longer so I could have know more of Evelyn's story.. But otherwise it's beautifully written. Caitlin H
Spectacular to be at 'The Center of Everything'
A very literal true love story of learning to let go and grow up. Life decisions coming fast outside of Evelyn's home as well in it with her special brother Samuel. But the ending leaves us wanting more. What does Laura Moriarty have in store for us Read Morepamela
This is one of the best books I have ever read in my life, I couldn't put it down!!!I can't wait until Laura Moriarty's next book comes out! Anonymous
This book has feeling, i'm both sad and happily reminiscing on my youth.
It forces you to look back and see the choices you made. I found myself feeling the emotions of the charactrers. I listen to a lot of books (if you listen, Julie Dretzin does a Read More
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