The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret MahyAngela's mother has raised her with the story that she, Angela is the child of a love match. Angela's mother(Dido) says that the reason Angela's father is not around is that he was married with three kids. And according to Dido, Angela is the best thing that has happened to her, the remnant of love. Now that Angela is 18, she wants to find and meet her father.
Tycho Potter is a friend of Angela's. He has a crush on her since kindergarden. Tycho is a brilliant kid who obsesses about his not so great appearance, and his rather short stature. He is worried about what will happen when Angela meets her father. He is right to be worried.
Where this book takes place is a problem that bugged me throughout the book. There are two and three cent coins, so it can't be the U.S., but the space shuttle referred to is one that I thought NASA launched. There are neat trivia facts strewn throughout this book, because Tycho is into fact which to him aren't trivia. Because Tycho is ugly and Angela is pretty, the reader does get to read some interesting thoughts on the importance of beauty.
Happy reading.
