Everything on a Waffle
by Polly Horvath
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 750L · 149 pages · 2001
Why we'd hand it over
A quiet masterpiece with a 10-year-old narrator whose voice is so clear and idiosyncratic that kids want to reread it—the humor sneaks up on you, and the grief is genuine without being heavy.