The Center of Everything

Critics and readers everywhere stood up and took notice when Laura Moriarty's captivating debut novel hit the stores in June '03. Janet Maslin of the New York Times praised The Center of Everything as "warm" and "beguiling." USA Today compared the scrappy yet tender-hearted Evelyn Bucknow to Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. It garnered extensive national attention; from Entertainment Weekly to the Boston Globe and the San Francisco Chronicle, the press raved about the wisdom and poignancy of Moriarty's writing. The Book-of-the-Month Club snatched it up as a Main Selection, as did the Literary Guild. It was a USA Today Summer Reading Pick, a BookSense Top 10 Pick, and a BN.com book club feature title. And still, months after The Center of Everything's original publication date, reviews and features of the book continue to run nationwide.

Author: Laura Moriarty
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 07/02/2003
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.38w x 1.31d
ISBN: 9781401300319

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 75517 / Center of Everything


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2003 pg. 709
USA Today 05/22/2003 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 06/02/2003 pg. 32
Library Journal 05/15/2003 pg. 126
Entertainment Weekly 06/20/2003 pg. 79
USA Today 07/07/2003 pg. 1
People Weekly 07/01/2003 pg. 48
Booklist 07/01/2003 pg. 1866
Booksense '76 Jly/Aug 2003 07/01/2003 pg. 1
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2003 pg. 404
School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 176

About the Author
Laura Moriarty received her master's degree from the University of Kansas and was awarded the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy. She is the author of The Center of Everything. She lives in Lawrence, Kansas.