etic , ▁post mod ern ▁novel ▁experiments ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁styles : ▁ha iku , ▁song ▁lyr ics , ▁question - and - answer ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁split - screen ▁scenarios . ▁With ▁seem ing ▁yet ▁deliber ate ▁random ness , ▁Per kins ▁writes ▁an ▁order ly , ▁innov ative , ▁and ▁risk - t aking ▁book ▁in ▁which ▁nothing ▁happens ▁and ▁everything ▁happens ." ▁ ▁Per kins ' ▁picture ▁book ▁Home ▁Lov ely ▁was ▁a ▁runner - up ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be – H orn ▁Book ▁Award . ▁Her ▁novel ▁All ▁Al one ▁in ▁the ▁Un iverse ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁A LA ▁Notable ▁Book , ▁a ▁Book list ▁Editor ' s ▁Cho ice , ▁a ▁Bul letin ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁Book , ▁and ▁a ▁Smith son ian ▁Magazine ▁Notable ▁Book ▁for ▁Children . ▁ ▁Per kins ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Ch es wick , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁four teen ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁in ▁the ▁Al leg hen y ▁River ▁Valley . ▁She ▁earned ▁her ▁B . A . ▁at ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁her ▁M . A . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mil w au kee ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁She ▁currently ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁two ▁children ▁in ▁S utt ons ▁Bay , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Home ▁Lov ely , ▁( New ▁York : ▁Green will ow ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁Cloud s