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Everything on a Waffle

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A Newbery Honor Book By the author of "The Trolls," a National Book Award Finalist.
My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn't freckled, and eyes like summer storms.
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Published September 8th 2004 by Sunburst (first published April 4th 2001)

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Mar 26, 2009 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-childrens-books, read-newbery

I didn't expect to like this book, but I did, very much. What kept me reading was the main character, Primrose, who seemed separate from, in her youthful perspective, and yet a part of, the crazy/interesting people and events around her. And the idea of serving food on a waffle had a kind of appeal to me. Made me want to try it...

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Mar 11, 2010 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars

I loved this sweet little gem of a book! It is so surprisingly wise and inspiring and humorous. It really touched me and I'd give it five stars except that I don't think I would have liked it much when I was a kid and kids are, after all, the target audience for this book. I don't mean this in any sort of demeaning way to kids--I think they are incredibly wise and perceptive, sometimes in ways grown-up never can be again--but I think that so many of the observations about people and how and why...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Dazzle.ll rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I like this book and I think it has a good message.

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Mar 23, 2013 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: z-archive-audio-books

This audiobook was great for our trip. The story was engaging and the short chapters helped when we needed to find a stopping point while checking out our directions. The only drawback was the recipes. We wanted to try them out but couldn't remember all of them or the steps. I will check out the book just so we can leisurely peruse through the recipes and test out several of them. With the beginning, I was expecting more Pippi Longstocking but Primrose wasn't Pippi. Thank goodness! I can read Pi...more

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Nov 14, 2012 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-commercial

Everything On A Waffle, written by Polly Horvath, is a chapter book about a young girl named Primrose set in Canada. During a terrible storm her fisherman father and mother are lost at sea, leaving Primrose orphaned (so says the town). Primrose firmly believes her parents are not dead but simply lost. Throughout the entire book she tries to convince everyone that she knows in her heart without any proof that her parents are still alive. Even before her parent's were lost at sea, Primrose never...more Everything On A Waffle, written by Polly Horvath, is a chapter book about a young girl named Primrose set in Canada. During a terrible storm her fisherman father and mother are lost at sea, leaving Primrose orphaned (so says the town). Primrose firmly believes her parents are not dead but simply lost. Throughout the entire book she tries to convince everyone that she knows in her heart without any proof that her parents are still alive. Even before her parent's were lost at sea, Primrose never quite fit in and after she was supposedly orphaned she was teased even more. Miss Honeycut, the British guidance counselor (who was obviously, hardly qualified for the job)firmly believed Primrose was quite upset by her parent's deaths (especially after the unfortunate lose of Primrose's baby toe) and her denial was further proof of that. Every chance Honeycut got to get closer to Primrose's only relative, Uncle Jack, Honeycut took because of his charismatic and handsome nature. The only friend and person who believed Primrose (sort of) was the owner and operator of The Girl in the Swing restaurant Miss Bowzer. Miss Bowzer spent time with Primrose and taught her how to cook. Miss Bowzer knew how to cook everything, and how to put everything on a waffle, for everything in Miss Bowzer's restaurant was served on top of a waffle. Horvath includes the recipe Primrose learns to cook at the end of each chapter, annotated with Primrose's opinions on how to make the item best.
The only illustration if the cover, which is a colorful image of Primrose sitting at a table with a huge stack of many things sandwiched between waffles. All of the things on the waffles are things Primrose learned how to cook and supplied a recipe for, such as caramel apples, pea soup, and cinnamon buns. The facial expression that appears on Primrose's face is accurate of how the reader imagines Primrose; she is looking hopeful, assured, and upwards as if always knowing the positive outcome.
I gave this book 4 of 5 stars because it was very interesting and had a good underlying message of never giving up hope, it felt a bit undramatic. During the action scenes, my attention wasn't on the events in the book. Horvath does a wonderful job of challenging readers with uncommon vocabulary words that spice up her writing. This book is carried by the events in the plot and i would use it as a free-choice read for 2nd-4th grade students. (less)

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Nov 04, 2012 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Summary: Primrose is having her own Series of Unfortunate Events. Her parents are lost at sea, her guidance counselor thinks she’s trying to kill herself (and small animals), and her babysitter is losing her mind. Her Uncle Jack loves her in a real-estate agent kind of way (very charming), but she firmly believes that this is all temporary because her parents aren’t dead – just marooned. Her best advocate is a chain smoking cook/owner of The Girl on the Red Swing, the only place that Primrose ca...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Primrose Squarp is a girl that never gave up hope throughout her wonderful, yet sad journey. Throughout the novel, Everything on a Waffle, the reader gets to go through Primrose’s journey with her. While the entire town believes that her parents died at sea, Primrose refuses to believe this and even refuses to attend their memorial service. Once her parents go missing at sea, Primrose has to continually change her living situation for several reasons; while she is trying to cope with her parents...more

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May 12, 2012 ALPHAreader rated it 3 of 5 stars

Primrose Squarp is busy believing in the unbelievable.

Primrose’s mother and father are lost at sea – and Primrose has been living with her babysitter, Miss Perfidy ever since the wild storm that (supposedly) carried them away. But then her Uncle Jack arrives in the town of Coal Harbour, to become Primrose’s guardian.

Uncle Jack leaves the navy to come and live with Primrose (and start a housing development in the picturesque town) – but Primrose expects the arrangement will only be a temporary...more

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Dec 17, 2011 Christy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: newberry-honor, middle-grade

My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn't freckled, and eyes like summer storms.

Readers will know right from the start that the narrator of Everything on a Waffle is going to tell h

...moreA Newbery Honor Book
By the author of The Trolls, a National Book Award Finalist.
My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Ricardo Bizarro rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Character Analysis

Primrose

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Primrose is the protagonist and narrator in the story. She is an outspoken, independent,
determined, fiery red head that is not afraid to be different (which is rare for an eleven year old).
Even though she is put through various difficult situations brought upon by the disappearance
of both her parents, she manages to keep her chin up and maintain her faith in their survival at
sea. Pri...more

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Sep 22, 2010 A.J. Llewellyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is supposed to be a kid's book but the cover at the library attracted me. Wow, what a brilliant, devastating read. 11-year old Primrose Quarp is an incredible literary creation. She lives in a small Canadian sea town and is marked by life because she is orphaned, her parents lost at sea.
Everybody feels sorry for Primrose but she has an indefatigable view of life, an infectious take on things that just tickled and touched me.
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Sep 21, 2010 Stacy rated it 5 of 5 stars

With a name like Primrose Squarp, you pretty much know it ain't gonna be boring! Fun fun fun. This book made me happy---the characters were so lovable and easy to picture in my mind. I especially loved Yvie!!! It made me wish they were actually real live people, but then, they probably ARE somewhere out there in this world! This was made about 9 years ago--before a bunch of other 'recipes incorporated into the storyline books' and the young girl telling the story gives a recipe at the end of eve...more

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Aug 24, 2010 Robin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-lit-realistic-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've read this book before and thought it was okay, but listening to it on our recent vacation gave me a new appreciation for it. I love Polly Horvath's work. It can be a bit quirky, but her tone and style is very distinctive, and I think I'm predisposed to it. My husband asked soon after it started if it was by the same author who wrote The Trolls, which we listened to on a trip last spring. Kathleen McInerney gave voice to Primrose, a very engaging young heroine. I like Horvath's strong, indep...more

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Dec 23, 2009 Sue rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Our family listened to this book on tape. Like others, the catchy title and cover work attracted us to this book. Like others, we enjoyed the recipes, the interesting characters, their fun names, and the quirky town they lived in. Some characters were more admirable than others, but the overriding sense we all had was that there seemed to be no emotional connection between them. Her uncle had no domestic or nurturing side to him at all - the only indication we have at the end is that he subverte...more Our family listened to this book on tape. Like others, the catchy title and cover work attracted us to this book. Like others, we enjoyed the recipes, the interesting characters, their fun names, and the quirky town they lived in. Some characters were more admirable than others, but the overriding sense we all had was that there seemed to be no emotional connection between them. Her uncle had no domestic or nurturing side to him at all - the only indication we have at the end is that he subverted his natural inclination to tell Primrose that her parents were dead. So that he could seem supportive to her. That's it. And what's up with the whole hockey game next door in their gymnasium? That plot line when absolutely nowhere. The lady who owns the restaurant seemed like she was going to be a major supportive character, but their interaction happened only when Primrose went to her restaurant, and the basis of their "relationship" was recipes. No emotional support or outside interaction. Primrose's foster parents were certainly admirable, and downright lovely. They take in a strange girl, pick up and move to her town so she can be closer to her uncle who doesn't seem to really care about her, move into a townhouse that burns to the ground, and they never miss a beat. They are unrealistic, but at least I felt some emotional connection between the two of them, and their instant affection for Primrose.

Every story needs to have conflict, and I guess that occurred in the character or Miss Honeycut. She was somewhat interesting, but one-dimensional. There was no motivation for her actions, no back-story that would explain her attitude or personality flaws.

Perhaps the worst aspect of this book was the moment when Primrose and her parents are reunited. After the emotional struggle that she must have been facing for the entire book, the loving way she recalled stories about her parents, and being the only one who believed they were still alive, facing doubters all around her, their reunion should have felt more satisfying, more emotional. I wanted to tear up a little, and feel the depth of their homecoming. After all, all the main characters were there on the beach when their boat came in. But Primrose sort of mentions their arrival with a detached observation, and it feels flat.

The kids enjoyed it, it held the interest of my three sons (14, 12 and 7) and 10-year old daughter, and the characters were memorable. But the unsatisfying nature of Primrose's journey and the conclusion won't make this one of our favorites.(less)

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Nov 30, 2009 Carol rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction-chapter-books

Grades 3-7

The beginning of this book is reminiscent of a realistic Pippi Longstocking, but the comparison ends there. It never achieves the outrageous humor of Pippi and fails to capitalize on the pathos of the child in foster care after her parents are lost at sea. There are moments of mild humor and attempts at poignancy, but the characters are never developed well enough for the reader to become attached to any of them.

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Feb 04, 2009 Hailey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Primrose is not your average little girl she has hope that one day her parents will come back some day. It all started when a storm came,her and her mother were at home and didnt expect anything much to happen during the storm but, soon started to worry because her dad had gone out a few days before on a fishing trip the storm went on and he still wasnt back yet so her mom went out to look for him the next day still niether of them were back,Primrose moved in with a famliy friend everyone in her...more

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Jan 07, 2009 Marni rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, to-read-with-the-kids

I know I wrote a review about this. Don't know where it went. I even had a great quote from the book I added. So I am a little uptight now. Oh well.

Primrose's parents are lost at sea, and this is a story of her and the people that come into her life because of it, while she waits and watches for them to return. They are all pretty memorable characters, from the counselor that wants to ram it into Primrose's head that her parents are dead, to her cook friend who gives her cooking lessons at the "...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Gale rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone who loves a great story

Don't skip this book because it is written in the voice of an 11-year-old.
This books is narrated by Primrose Squarp, who goes to live in a small fishing village on the seacoast with a quirky and miserly relative after her parents were lost at sea. Every chapter ends in some sort of recipe, which is skillfully woven into the story.
Owing much to Charles Dickens and Charlotte Bronte (two of my particularly favorite authors, so it is no wonder that I love her work), Polly Horvath is a masterful st...more

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Oct 28, 2011 Amy rated it 1 of 5 stars

1) Genre: Contemporary Realism

2) A young 11 year old girl, Primrose Quarp, finds herself as an orphan when her parents are mysteriously lost at sea. Although everyone else believes her parents are dead, Primrose refuses to accept this fatal fate. She moves in with her uncle and finds comfort in a local restaurant that serves everything on waffles (hence the title) and believes undoubtedly that her parents will return to retrieve her one day. Her adventures lead her to realize things about herse...more 1) Genre: Contemporary Realism

2) A young 11 year old girl, Primrose Quarp, finds herself as an orphan when her parents are mysteriously lost at sea. Although everyone else believes her parents are dead, Primrose refuses to accept this fatal fate. She moves in with her uncle and finds comfort in a local restaurant that serves everything on waffles (hence the title) and believes undoubtedly that her parents will return to retrieve her one day. Her adventures lead her to realize things about herself she never noticed before and slowly she grasps the meaning of life.

3) Critique:

a) I didn’t really enjoy reading this book and I can’t pinpoint specific reasons. I think a lot of the sentences were very short and choppy so I quickly became bored. I had to keep rereading the chapters just so I could remember what happened. Although I think the theme in the book of determination is encouraging, I just couldn’t seem to get wrapped in this book.

b) As stated before, many of the sentences were very short with minimal details. I felt like this was ironic because usually students are encouraged to combine sentences to make them complex and interesting. Also at the end of each chapter there was a recipe featured that Primrose briefly talked about within the text. Although some readers may find this interesting, I felt like it was random and distracting. By the end of the fifth chapter, I was getting annoyed because I kept thinking, “Ugh, another recipe!” For example, in the opening paragraph she states, “My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in an apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn’t freckled, and eyes like summer storms.” (pg. 3) She would constantly say “recipe to follow” during the chapter and the repetition drove me crazy!

c) Although there are many short and choppy sentences throughout the book, below is an example: “Bert and Evie and I went to Uncle Jack’s house that night. I knew where the spare key was kept. I knew Uncle Jack would rather we stay there than go to a motel. He was stabilized but unable to see visitors. I don’t think any of us got much sleep.” (pg. 128) If these sentences were combined, I definitely think it would be more interesting and not so robot like (i.e. “I did this, We did this, He was”).

4) Curriculum Connection: Since we want our students to be interesting and well-developed writers, sentences within this book could be used as an example of what not to do in writing. Perhaps the teacher could take an excerpt from book similar to the one above and have the students work in pairs/groups to decide how to combine and make the sentences better. Then, as a conclusion activity, students could compare/contrast the original sentences and their revised ones.
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Aug 09, 2011 Claudialeung rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is about a girl named Primrose Squarp and she is live in Coal Harbour,British Columbia with her parents. She is eleven years old. One day,her parents went to fishing on a boat to the another places when the weather is typhoon. Then, Primrose can't find her parents when she wake up in the morning so she went to her neighbor, Ms Perfidy.Then,Ms Perfidy help her to solve her problem that her parents are lost at the sea. After, Ms Perfidy told her that her parents are dead from the weather...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Liora rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Eleven year old Primrose Squarp refuses to attend the memorial service for her parents after they disappear at sea. She is convinced that they are still alive and asks everyone who tries to convince her otherwise, "Haven't you ever just known something deep in your heart without reason?" She is sent first to live with an elderly neighbor who had occasionally babysat her, and then to live with Uncle Jack. Primrose is left without much supervision and she seems to be rather adept at attracting tro...more

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May 03, 2009 Josiah rated it 3 of 5 stars

"At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists."

—Primrose Squarp, "Everything on a Waffle", P. 16

"Sometimes you get tempted to make something wonderful even better but in doing so you lose what was so wonderful to begin with."

—Primrose Squarp, P. 36

"Everything on a Waffle" was not exactly how I expected it to be, but it is an excellent novel that is built around a solid, empathetic heart and soul of gentle wisdom. Polly Horvath's quietly sage reasonings...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Cathy by: Newbery Honor Book - 2002

Shelves: audio-books, award-winning, juvenile-fiction

My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn't freckled, and eyes like summer storms.

Readers will know right from the start that the narrator of" Everything on a Waffle" is going to tell her story straight and pull no punches. Primrose's parents have been lost at sea, but she believes without an iota of doubt that they are still alive, somewhere. She moves in with her Uncle Jack, but fee...more

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May 31, 2011 Crys (The Hodgenator) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, fiction, family, relationships, realistic-fiction, adventure, death

This children's book offers its reader an adorable character, Primrose Squarp, a young girl who never gives up on her parents being alive. While the entire town accepts the fact that Primrose is now an orphan, she simply smiles and awaits her parents' arrival. In the process, she is taken in by several different homes: an old neighbor, an uncle, foster parents. But through it all, hope is always there...and of course her favorite restaurant, The Girl in the Red Swing, where everything is served...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Danielle Kern rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-lit-2011

Horvath, Polly. Everything on a Waffle. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2001. 150 pp. ISBN-978-0-312-38004-5

Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Newbery Honor Book
Rating: ***** Primrose Squarp is told over and over again that her parents are dead, but she knows in her heart that they are still alive. But the question remains, who should take care of her? This quirky novel, with its wise subtle humor, takes us to the town of Coal Harbor, British Columbia and introduces us to th...more Horvath, Polly. Everything on a Waffle. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company: Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2001. 150 pp. ISBN-978-0-312-38004-5

Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Newbery Honor Book
Rating: ***** Primrose Squarp is told over and over again that her parents are dead, but she knows in her heart that they are still alive. But the question remains, who should take care of her? This quirky novel, with its wise subtle humor, takes us to the town of Coal Harbor, British Columbia and introduces us to the lovable characters of the town. The cover of Everything on a Waffle lead me to believe that this book might be to young for my liking, but it proved to be a very mature story of a girl who takes people for who they are and realizes how much you can learn about life by getting to know people.

Summary: A fisherman by trade, Primrose’s father does not return from the sea during a typhoon. Without a second thought, her mother takes the family’s sailboat to retrieve him. They do not return, and believed dead by the whole town, accept Primrose. Every morning she goes down to the piers and waits for them to return. Without her parents she has no choice but to stay with the moth ball obsessed Miss Perfidy. Miss Perfidy however insists on charging $3 per hour, and the money is running out. It is decided that Primrose will stay with her closest of kin, her mother’s brother Uncle Jack. He has been a bachelor in the Navy for years, but he sees moving to Coal Harbor as an opportunity to explore his true passion, real estate development. Through a chain of unfortunate events, Primrose is taken from her Uncle in placed in foster care with an extremely quirky couple who eventually bring Primose back full circle. During this journey, Primrose keeps sanity by spending time with Miss Bowzer, the owner of a popular restaurant in town. Everything on Miss Bowzer’s menu is served on a waffle. Along with Miss Bowzer, Miss Honeycut is always present in Primrose’s life. Although she thinks she does, Miss Honeycut dosent seems to have Primroses best interest in mind. Although she loses a toe and a finger tip, Primrose learns an amazing lesson about life as she moves to and from households.

Main characters:
Primrose: A witty girl who know how to trust her heart. She never crumples living under the often cruel telescope of her hometown. She thinks that she thinks she needs to travel to understand the world, but discovers that is from getting to know the people around you that you learn the most about life.
Miss Honeycutt: Born to British aristocracy, she is going to inherit half of Yorkshire England which gives her a lot of respect in town. She has traveled the world and Primrose is very jealous of her experiences. Primrose finally realizes that Miss Honey really isn’t very interesting at all.
Uncle Jack: The reader never really finds out if he truly cares for Primrose. He is always looking the next big deal, and has a solution for everything.
Key Issues: trusting your intuitions, accepting people for who they are, not giving up hope, learning from others, cooking as a form of therapy

Other interesting Information: At the end of every chapter the author includes a recipe of a food that has been discussed in that chapter. Whether it be the tea cakes that Miss Perfidy is always eating, or how to cook the best asparagus the way her mother did. I want to try every one of the recipes.

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Jul 02, 2012 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s, newbery, 2012, audiobook

Maybe because I am familiar with chicken and waffles, I didn't find the idea of restaurant that serves everything on a waffle particularly quirky. Primrose, a young girl living on the west coast of Canada, loses both of her parents in a terrible storm at sea. After staying with her grouchy neighbor, Uncle Jack finally comes to take care of her, though Primrose is convinced with all her heart that her parents are alive and will return. Primrose lives in a quirky little town filled with off-beat c...more

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Mar 09, 2009 Talia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: j-realisticfic, j-fiction, audio-books

Primrose Squarp is not an orphan. Everyone thinks her parents are dead, but Primrose knows that they’re just lost at sea and will be coming home. In the meantime, Primrose has to deal with a whole slew of colorful adults who try to tell her otherwise, but Primrose’s optimism shines through as she tries to make sense of her new life living with her Uncle Jack. She takes solace at a restaurant, The Girl on the Red Swing (where all food comes on top of a waffle!) and befriends its feisty owner, Mis...more

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Dec 11, 2011 Leatha added it

Primrose lost both her parents to the sea. (Primrose doesn’t believe her parents are really dead). First she lives with Mrs. Perfidy, and then she lives with her Uncle Jack who doesn’t know much about kids especially and 11 year old girl. She also lives with Evie and Bert who are foster parents. Primrose has a lot of things going on in her life after the loss of her parents. She becomes friends with the restaurant owner, Miss Bowzer who shows her how to bake/cook. Everything in the restaurant is...more

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Oct 01, 2009 Rachael rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-for-kids

I wanted this to be more than it was. I hoped that Lydia and I could read it together, but there was a tiny bit of language that might have been okay if I'd loved the story more. It just lacked that final umph to make it really poignant. It wasn't quite tongue&cheek enough to be clever and fairy tale-ish, but it was enough so that it didn't feel completely genuine either. Does that make sense? I kept feeling like the editor could've helped push the author to pull it together a bit more.

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Nov 03, 2011 Sara Check rated it 4 of 5 stars

1.This is a junior book, other.

2.Primrose, an eleven year old girl, is certain that even though her parents did not return to shore after a horrific storm, they are still alive and trying to make it home to her. Her experiences of living with elderly neighbors, her uncle, interacting with other authority figures and trying to stay true to herself, give Miss Primrose funny but valuable life lessons that always taste better on a waffle.

3.A. This story is absolutely laugh out loud funny. Circumstan...more 1.This is a junior book, other.

2.Primrose, an eleven year old girl, is certain that even though her parents did not return to shore after a horrific storm, they are still alive and trying to make it home to her. Her experiences of living with elderly neighbors, her uncle, interacting with other authority figures and trying to stay true to herself, give Miss Primrose funny but valuable life lessons that always taste better on a waffle.

3.A. This story is absolutely laugh out loud funny. Circumstances of characters, thoughts from the main character and addition of so many recipes definitely give this story a twist of spontaneous laughter.

B.The greatest aspect of this story is the voice of the young, main character, Primrose Squarp. From her original name to her unusual circumstances, this character is simply extraordinary. She stays true to herself, believes the impossible and views people as they truly are so that she can navigate her life around them.

C.Primrose begins her story by describing herself, “I am eleven years old. I have hair the color of carrots in an apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and clear where it isn’t freckled, and eyes like summer storms” (p 3). She is sure of herself and is not afraid or ashamed of whom she is two very difficult things for anyone to accomplish especially at eleven years old. Primrose made the best of each situation and gained perspective from Miss Bowzer, the chef of The Girl on the Red Swing. From wanting to “hear more about the places Miss Honeycut had traveled and the things she had seen” (p 7), getting “used to being short a toe” and enjoying “certain aspects of hospital life” (p 71)or spending “the whole weekend trying to trim the singed part of Herman’s fur so it wouldn’t show” (p 97) Primrose always would revert to what was in her heart and say it to anyone, “Didn’t you ever just know something, deep in your heart, for no reason?” (p 77). Turns out that Primrose realized that as long as she stays in Coal Harbour “you could get anything you wanted. And it always came on a waffle” (p 150).

4.Curriculum Connection- I believe this book would be better suited for a read-aloud where teachers can add voices to characters, emphasis on certain parts or quotes and to form discussion and reader response. I believe that this story could be used anywhere from 2nd to 5th grades.
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“The only really interesting thing about someone that makes you want to explore them further is their heart, and Miss Honeycut has a teeny tiny pea-sized one and it takes you nowhere you want to go.” — 7 people liked it

“I am not in the body of life. I hover on the extremities. I float.” — 5 people liked it

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