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Butter Tart

Butter Tart

ane Smith holds her breath, desperately hoping her aim will be true. Thonk! The Dart of Destiny makes contact. Jane’s life is about to change, big-time, and she’s okay with that.

Twelve-year-old Jane Smith isn’t surprised when her parents announce they’re relocating. This is nothing new. Every few years, they move to a different street in their city, in search of the perfect home. But even Jane is shocked when her parents rely on a dart thrown at a map of Canada to determine their next move. Just where is Fare Thee Well, Prince Edward Island, anyway? Never mind. The Dart of Destiny has spoken. It’s far away, and that’s all that matters.

Jane arrives on Prince Edward Island at the worst possible time: the horrible, terrible, dreadful winter of 2015. Historic blizzards transform Canada’s smallest province into one long snowbank. Living there is like being trapped in a snow globe. Not to mention, it’s the middle of the school year—not exactly the best time to make new friends. That all changes when Jane becomes pen pals with Random Radcliff. He hails from the micronation of Butter Tart Island, and he has the goofiest sense of humour. So what if Butter Tart Island doesn’t show up on any map? And it shouldn’t bother her that Random Radcliff is cagey about revealing anything about his life, right? Maybe Jane isn’t the only one with secrets.

 

 

 

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Wow! All I can say is wow! Butter Tart Island by Hope Dalvay was published by Acorn press packed a powerful punch that I could not put down. This book features Jane, a twelve year old girl who moves to a little place in PEI named Fare Thee Well after playing a small game of relocation darts. Jane experiences a lot of not so lucky things and finds friends in unexpected places but when the truth comes out, what happens next shocks her.

This book features a lot of “oldies things” such as Y2K and the music from the eighties which I think is cool. The setting is very unique because the name Fare Thee Well is named after a quote from Shakespeare. I absolutely loved the unique characters in the book like Prunella and Zarlie!

I went into this book expecting a lot and this book definitely did not disappoint. I fell in love with the characters and loved getting to understand the characters more.

This book reminded me about a time when we had a lot of snow. Five years ago, Newfoundland experienced snowmagon, one of the biggest snow storms in the world.

Overall, this book made me laugh and cry and while I am sad to have finished it I know the message will stick around for a long time! This was a perfect book and I would recommend it to anyone. The message is to be kind!
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I recommend this book.

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