Everything on a Waffle
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Everything on a Waffle is a 2001 bestselling children's novel, written by Polly Horvath
and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
. The book was critically acclaimed and won a variety of awards, including the 2002 Newbery Honor.
While she defends her family's survival,her custody situation moves around from aging neighbor Miss Perfidy to her preoccupied uncle Jack. The only thing that remains constant is her enjoyment of a restaurant called the Girl on the Red Swing, where each menu item is served on a waffle. Restaurant owner Kate Bowzer takes Primrose under her wing. She teaches her how to cook (recipes are all cited in a notepad) She doesn't question or criticize her, even through her odd predicaments, such as accidentally setting the class guinea pig on fire.
Primrose is taken from the custody of her uncle "Uncle Jack" to an older couple. While she likes them, she is involved in a variety of accidents, including losing a toe.
Through her oddities and accidents, Primrose becomes a town curiosity, with neighbors questioning her emotional state. But even through all of this, Primrose never gives up hope in finding her parents and being a normal family again.
Polly Horvath
Polly Horvath is an American-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels.Horvath grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She has been writing since the age of eight. She attended college in Toronto as well as the Canadian College of Dance...
and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. and John C. Farrar. Known primarily as Farrar, Straus in its first decade of existence, the company was renamed several times, including Farrar, Straus and Young and Farrar, Straus and Cudahy...
. The book was critically acclaimed and won a variety of awards, including the 2002 Newbery Honor.
Plot summary
Everything on a Waffle, set in a small Canadian fishing village, tells the story of an eleven-year-old girl named Primrose Squarp. Primrose's parents disappear in a typhoon, but Primrose refuses to believe they are dead and doesn't attend their memorial service.While she defends her family's survival,her custody situation moves around from aging neighbor Miss Perfidy to her preoccupied uncle Jack. The only thing that remains constant is her enjoyment of a restaurant called the Girl on the Red Swing, where each menu item is served on a waffle. Restaurant owner Kate Bowzer takes Primrose under her wing. She teaches her how to cook (recipes are all cited in a notepad) She doesn't question or criticize her, even through her odd predicaments, such as accidentally setting the class guinea pig on fire.
Primrose is taken from the custody of her uncle "Uncle Jack" to an older couple. While she likes them, she is involved in a variety of accidents, including losing a toe.
Through her oddities and accidents, Primrose becomes a town curiosity, with neighbors questioning her emotional state. But even through all of this, Primrose never gives up hope in finding her parents and being a normal family again.