• Better with Butter

  • By: Victoria Piontek
  • Narrated by: Erin Moon
  • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (31 ratings)

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Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek
Narrated by: Erin Moon
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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 Butter also helps Marvel. Everything is better with Butter by her side, and Marvel starts to imagine a life in which she doesn't have to be so afraid...until she's told she might have to give up Butter forever. Will Marvel find a way to fight for her friend? Or will she revert back to the anxious, lonely person she used to be?

©2021 Victoria Piontek (P)2021 Tantor

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This is the best audiobook ever I love this one so so so so so much

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Overall this book was amazing. Narrator was outstanding and story was so good. Couldn't stop reading!

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Great book!!!

Loved everything! Great book for kids to teach them that it is okay to have fears.

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Wonderful read and a goat!

What a great read! A heartfelt story about how a young girl copes with anxiety by modeling the resilience of an adorable fainting goat.

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Good book to listen to together

my daughter was reading this as it is a sunshine state book this year. We listened to it in the car whenever we drove some where. It is a sweet story about a girl with anxiety and the goat she finds. The story allowed my daughter and I to have some great conversations concerning the anxieties around school, friends and performance. I would recommend.

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The story is really good and I love butter and Mavel those are my favorite characters

Better with butter is really good it is very interesting and fun
I like the butter made people happy

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