Search - A Corner of the Universe

This is a great book about tolerance. It is about an uncle that comes into a young girl's life after his school is shut down. The book is unclear what his issues are, but he seems to fall in the autism spectrum. She develops a little bond with him and sees him as he is and does not expect what others do. Through her eyes, the reader sees how everyone treats him and in a way how people treat each other. The book takes place in a time where people with disabilities were not as accepted and in a small town where everyone knows everyone's business. This adds to challenges that her uncle faces and the challenges she tackles in defense of her uncle.