Everything on a Waffle
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Year
2001
ISBN
9780374322366
Pages
149 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
950L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; Legal guardianship; foster child; foster home; foster parents; child living with relatives; uncle raising niece
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Canadian
Family Formation
uncle; foster mother and father
Awards
Book of the Year Award for Children, 2002, Short List, Early Childhood
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 2001, Honor Book, Fiction and Poetry
John Newbery Medal, 2002, Honor Book
Mr. Christie's Book Award, 2001, Winner
Parents' Choice Award, 2001, Gold, Fiction
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, 2002, Winner
White Ravens Award, 2002, Winner, United States
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 13th Edition, 2002 Family Matters
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Reads for Children, 2001 Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2002 Nine to Twelve Humor
Capitol Choices, 2001 Age (10-14)
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, Supplement, 2002
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition, 2005
Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to the Eighth Edition, 2002
Notable Children's Books, 2002 Younger Reader
Our Choice, 2005 Junior Fiction
Parent's Guide to Children's Media, 2001 Fiction
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 2001 Fiction
Smithsonian Magazine's Notable Books for Children, 2001 Middle Reader
Keywords
self-reliance; uncle; babysitter; disappearing at sea; waffles; friendship; guinea pig; child protective services
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Horvath, Polly, "Everything on a Waffle" (2001). Diverse Families. 488.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/488