{"product_id":"everything-on-a-waffle-newbery-honor-book-9780312380045","title":"Everything on a Waffle: (Newbery Honor Book)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEverything on a Waffle: Newbery Honor Book by Polly Horvath\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Horvath's \u003ci\u003eEverything on a Waffle\u003c\/i\u003e tells the funny, bittersweet story of a young heroine who manages to hold onto hope despite the odds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrimrose 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a mixture of eccentric humor and probing philosophy, author Polly Horvath makes Primrose's search for peace and understanding a most memorable one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAward-Winning Middle Grade Fiction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything on a Waffle\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2001 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction and Poetry and a 2002 Newbery Honor Book.\u003c\/b\u003e This acclaimed novel combines humor with thoughtful exploration of loss, resilience, and belonging, making it an essential read for middle grade readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Horvath\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for young people, including \u003ci\u003eThe Pepins and Their Problems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Canning Season\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e. Her numerous awards include the Newbery Honor, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Mr. Christie Award, the international White Raven, and the Young Adult Canadian Book of the Year. Horvath grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She attended the Canadian College of Dance in Toronto and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York City. She has taught ballet, waitressed, done temporary typing, and tended babies, but while doing these things she has always also written. Now that her children are in school, she spends the whole day writing, unless she sneaks out to buy groceries, lured away from her desk by the thought of fresh Cheez Whiz. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680548917522,"sku":"9780312380045","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f6d559e-78db-4e96-8528-c691c82a15ab.jpg?v=1734922447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-on-a-waffle-newbery-honor-book-9780312380045","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}