Everything on a Waffle
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath is a First Edition published by Square Fish on April 15, 2008, featuring 176 pages in English. The story follows Primrose Squarp, a young girl who believes her parents are still alive despite the town’s consensus that they perished at sea. As she navigates her life as an orphan, Primrose is taken in by her reluctant Uncle Jack, while finding solace at a unique restaurant called The Girl in the Swing, where meals are served on waffles.
Readers will discover a blend of humor and thoughtful exploration as Primrose seeks understanding and peace in her life. The narrative touches on themes of family, orphans, and the comforting role of food, particularly through the whimsical offerings of Miss Bowzer at her restaurant. This edition presents a heartfelt journey that captures the essence of childhood resilience and the search for belonging.
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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.
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