One Year in Coal Harbor / Polly Horvath / 216 pages

One Year in Coal Harbor is a companion book to Horvath's Everything on a Waffle.  It is a delightful story, funny but thought-provoking.  Primrose Squarp is a feisty 12 year old girl who wants to have a best friend, has a cast of quirky adult friends, plays matchmaker for her Uncle Jack and Miss Bowzer, helps to save a mountain from loggers, forms a close relationship with a foster kid named Ked, and loves to cook.  She and Ked are working on a cookbook they decide to title:  Just Throw Some Melted Butter on It and Call It a Day.  This is one of those books that is laugh out loud funny but also has these nuggets of wisdom about life and relationships.  All in all a great read.  Recommended for grades 5-7.