Ba-bump. Ba-bump. Ba-bump. This is the sound of Marvel’s heart practically beating out of her chest when she was onstage about to present her speech. That is what happened in the book Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek. Twelve-year-old Marvel has an anxiety disorder, or as she calls it “armor”. Marvel finds an interesting friend on the way home from school known as an adorable fainting goat that is a great emotional support animal. Marvel is absolutely afraid of everything and she has a big presentation coming up at the end of the year. With all of her nerves building up, Butter helps calm Marvel down from all of her worries. Marvel and Butter are impossible to separate. Everything is much easier for Marvel now because she always has Butter by her side. Marvel starts to imagine a great life where she doesn’t have to be afraid. Soon, all of her dreams get crushed into a million pieces when she’s told she might have to give up Butter forever. Do you think that Marvel will have to give up Butter forever, or do you think that Butter will get to stay with Marvel? To find out, read Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek!
If you liked the book Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek, then the book Alone by Megan E. Freeman should definitely be your next read! The story Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek and Alone by Megan E. Freeman connects because both characters go through rough times, but they find a pet that helps them push through. The story Alone by Megan E. Freeman follows a twelve-year-old girl named Maddie who is going to have a sleepover with her two friends without letting her parents know. None of her friends showed up, so now she is alone in a house by herself. Overnight there was a threat so now Maddie is left all alone in her town. Maddie keeps trying to contact people… no one answers. Maddie takes her neighbor’s dog and now they become best friends. Do you think that anyone will come back for Maddie, and do you think that she will make it through immediate threat? To find out, read Alone by Megan E. Freeman, also make sure to check out Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek!