The books I read for this project are A Corner of the Universe, Here Today and Everything For a Dog.

The story starts out with Ellie remembering when all the bad things started happening. The first bad thing was John F. Kennedy's assassination. Doris started to fall apart. She was a failing model and actress. She tried out for many roles, such as a Circus Girl. Once the president was killed, Doris realized that you don't know when your last day is, so you must live in the present. Then, Doris leaves her whole life in Spectacle and moves to New York. She tells the family that she must establish herself. Then life ends up being worse than before.

Bone is trying to find a family that will love him and he ends up finding a cute little town. He decides it's a good idea to stay there. While that is going on Henry finds out the reason he can't get a dog. His father has bad history with a dog he once had. Henry's father doesn't want Henry to have the same despair he had. Henry discovers that there is a chance he could train a stray dog and then keep it. But it will take some convincing.

Hattie is living her average life in Millerton until the day she finds out she has an uncle. Her uncle is coming to stay. Later, Hattie finds out that her uncle Adam isnt a regular person. He has special needs. But that doesn't stop Hattie from loving her uncle like a best friend. Hattie is having an awesome summer with her friend Leila and Adam until one day. Everything starts going wrong and Hattie isn't as happy. Hattie suddenly realizes that she needs to enjoy the good moments so when bad days come it's not so bad.

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