Saturday, April 7, 2012

Everyting On A Waffle by Polly Horvath


Title:   Everything on a Waffle

Author:  Polly Horvath
Publisher: Scholastic Year: 2001
ISBN:  0439-44309-4
Genre: Fiction Realistic
This book is for Ages: 9-12
Awards: Newbery Honor Book
AR Points:      5.0
Subjects/Themes: Family Life/ Hope/Death/ Courage/Food/Foster Care


Plot Summary:  11-year-old Primrose lives on an island in British Columbia.  When a terrible storm strikes her mother goes searching for her father who is out on his fishing boat.  Both parents disappear and are presumed dead.  But Primrose refuses to believe that her parents are not coming back.  Primrose is sent to live with the neighbor who is around 104, until her uncle comes to take care of her.  Can Primrose and Uncle Jack stick together in the hope that her parents will return,  Even when no one else believes?

Review: Polly Horvath creates a great character with Primrose.  Despite her troubles Primrose keeps you laughing.  Her descriptions are unique.  “Uncle Jack looked like a pig, albeit a lean good-looking pig.  Miss Honeycut looked like a turtle.  It was hard to imagine a pig and a turtle together but it gave me something to do the rest of the meeting.”  Horvath includes recipes in the book including one for Carrots in Apricot Glaze which are the exact color of Primrose’s hair.

If you like this book you may also like:  Trolls, by Polly Horvath

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