Better With Butter

ISBN-10: 133866221X
ISBN-13: 9781338662214
Author: Piontek, Victoria
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Scholastic

Publication Date: March 2023

Copyright: 0

Page Count: 320

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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Lexile: 700L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.7
Accelerated Reader Points: 9.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

Description
A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the form of an adorable fainting goat. Twelve-year-old Marvel is afraid of absolutely everything -- amusement park rides, food poisoning, earthquakes, and that big island of plastic floating through the ocean. She also obsesses about smaller worries like making friends, getting called on by the teacher, and walking home alone. Her parents and the school therapist call her worries an anxiety disorder, but Marvel calls them armor. If something can happen, it will. She needs to be prepared. But when Marvel stumbles on a group of older kids teasing a baby goat that has mysteriously shown up on the soccer field, she momentarily forgets to be afraid and rescues the frightened animal. Only Butter isn't any old goat. She's a fainting goat. When Butter feels panic, she freezes up and falls over. Marvel knows exactly how Butter feels and precisely what Butter needs--her. Soon, the two are inseparable, and Butter thrives under Marvel's support. But Bu
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