Butterfly (The Orphans Series) [Turtleback]

V. C. Andrews (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606132333
• ISBN-13: 978-0606132336
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,656,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began her renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The thrilling new series featuring the March family continues with Scattered Leaves, forthcoming from Pocket Books. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Butterfly, February 19, 2002

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emily pierucci (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butterfly: First Novel in the Orphans Miniseries (Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Butterfly
By: V.C. Andrews
An incredible orphan story that you don't want to put down.

Butterfly is the first of the fictional mini series Orphans. It is about a little girl named Janet who has lived in an orphanage her whole life. She is smaller than everyone and she is made fun of. Then she is adopted by two great parents. Her mother is in a wheelchair because she was in a car accident her father owns a glass company. Her mother's dream for Janet is that she becomes a prima ballerina. Janet has to go through intense training and is expected to do well for her first time doing ballet. She tries hard because her mother is watching. Janet believes that if she does not do well her mother will not want her. Janet does very well for her first time ever. She does well in school and makes friends but she loses them because her mother won't let her do anything with them. She thinks it will effect her ballet. Her father loves how she is making her mother so happy by being a good ballerina. Her father planned a party for Janet and her mother was very upset because she wanted Janet to practice even more. After practicing and practicing she is ready for her recital. The girl next to Janet ran into her and they fell. Her mother told her that she was embarrassed and wanted to leave. That was the first time she met her grandparents and they weren't happy. Now she had to work even harder to keep her parents. There were tryouts for this ballet summer camp that her mother and she wanted her to go to.
It was a great book. You have to read it to find out the end. I can't wait to read the next books. V.C. Andrews is a wonderful and exciting writer. Once I started to read the book I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book for a little bit of an older audience. I believe that this should be for the ages of eleven and older. I give this book a five out of five rating. *****

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two many stereotypes and familiar plotlines but still fun, March 15, 1999

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Joelle Rivera (Morgantown, WV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Butterfly: First Novel in the Orphans Miniseries (Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you're looking for a quick read and something not too serious you might like this book. However, Butterfly seems to be a rewrite of many other V.C. Andrews books. For starters, there are too many stereotyped characters: the snobby grandmother, the wild uncle, and the cruel kids. Excuse me, but I've had much worse problems than Butterfly did and nobody ever picked on me like that. Kids are not really as cruel as adults imagine them to be. Mrs. Delorice seems in many ways to remind me of Kimmy from "Heaven" (sorry if I got the name wrong). Also, Janet never really seems to love dancing as the back cover suggests. It seems like she is just doing it to please her mother, not because she wants to. If you want to read a good V.C. Andrews book I would recommend Heaven. Unlike Janet, Heaven is a strong character who faces poverty, abuse, and criticism, but grows into a beautiful woman who I can not help but admire.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great quick read, November 24, 2001

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Tammy Bui (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Butterfly: First Novel in the Orphans Miniseries (Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

God I am so sick of people complaining about how Janet should've tried to stand up to her parents. First of all, she's an orphan, and she was grateful that the couple adopted her. She wanted to stand up for herself, but was afraid that if she did, they would send her back to the orphanage. All she wanted was to care for someone, and have someone to take care of her. Overall, this is a very good book. For some reason, I felt very connected to Butterfly/Janet. I think that out of all the V.C. Andrews books, Janet is my favorite character.

This story is about an orphan named Janet. She is a little small for her age, and is very graceful and dainty. She was adopted by this rich couple. Everything was very nice at first, but it turned out that her new mother was actually a ballerina before she became paralyzed. Janet's new mother wanted her to be a ballerina, so she hired the best dance instructor for her. But no matter how hard Janet tries to please her mother, she would demand more and more from her. This is a very good book. Great story.