Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Everything on a Waffle: (Newbery Honor Book)
Contributor(s): Horvath, Polly (Author)

View larger image

ISBN: 0312380046     ISBN-13: 9780312380045
Publisher: Square Fish
Retail: $8.99OUR PRICE: $6.56  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $6.02   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $5.75   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2008
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks

Annotation: This Newbery Honor Book tells the story of 11 -year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British Columbia. She recounts her experiences and all she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life after her parents are lost at sea.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-14
Grade Level: 5-9
Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.3" W x 7.64" L (0.32 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Geographic Orientation - British Columbia
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 48071
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Primrose Squarp simply knows her parents did not perish at sea during a terrible storm, but try convincing the other residents of Coal Harbour on that score. For all practical purposes, at least for the time being, Primrose is an orphan, and there's no great clamoring of prospective adopters. After realizing the impracticality of continuing to pay Miss Perfidy (a mothball-scented elderly lady) an hourly wage to baby-sit her, the town council is able to locate a relative, Uncle Jack, who reluctantly takes Primrose into his care. Primrose does warm up to living with him and in his home, despite the eerie noises resembling a hockey game that haunt her in the night. But true sanctuary can always be found at a restaurant called The Girl in the Swing, where everything--including lasagna--is served on a waffle, and where the proprietor, Miss Bowzer, offers a willing ear, as well as sage advice. Through a mixture of eccentric humor and probing philosophy, author Polly Horvath makes Primrose's search for peace and understanding a most memorable one.

Everything on a Waffle is a 2001 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction and Poetry and a 2002 Newbery Honor Book.


Contributor Bio(s): Horvath, Polly: - Polly Horvath has written many books for children and young adults, among them Everything on a Waffle, The Canning Season, and One Year in Coal Harbour. She has won numerous awards including a National Book Award, Newbery Honor, Toronto Dominion Award, International White Raven, and Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book of the Year. She has also been short-listed for Germany's most prestigious literature award, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, as well as the Writer's Trust Vicky Metcalfe Award for her body of work and many others. Her books have been New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestsellers and Rosie O'Donnell and Oprah picks. She is translated into over 25 languages and her books are taught in children's literature curricula in North America and internationally. She lives in British Columbia.
 
Customers who bought this item also bought...

The Cabinet of Wonders
Double Trouble
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs
Tuck Everlasting
Bridesmaid's Club
Everything for a Dog
The Scrambled States of America Talent Show
I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much: And Other Questions About Life Cycle
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!