New Releases by Coco Simon

Worried about meeting her biological father, Katie is blindsided by the news that her mother''s boyfriend intends to propose to her mom.

Includes an excerpt from Katie, just desserts.

Une bonne dose d''amitié, deux cuillerées d''humour, une pincée de problèmes, des gâteaux délicieux en pagaille et vous obtiendrez Cupcake Girls, une série à croquer ! Katie doit se trouver une activité. Et si elle rejoignait l''équipe de softball ? Elle jouera comme batteur. Le batteur en cuisine, ça, Katie connaît, mais sur le terrain, c''est la catastrophe ! Au point de faire perdre son équipe ?...

Katie is about to burst when the rest of the Cupcake Club entrusts her with their secrets, but this group of best friends soon realizes that sharing and keeping secrets is what friends are for.

When Katie brings her maybe-someday stepsister to Cupcake Club, she gets her first taste of sibling rivalry—and it’s not very sweet! Katie’s mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time with Emily, her boyfriend’s daughter? Katie agrees and brings Emily to a Cupcake Club meeting. Things go well—almost too well. Everyone likes Emily so much, Katie wonders if her friends like Emily more than they like her! And if her mom marries Emily’s dad, will Emily become her favorite daughter? Katie is an only child, so all this sibling stuff is new to her. She’s starting from scratch!

Hired with the Cupcake Club to serve a huge order at a neighbor''s outdoor party, Alex, knowing that her crush will be in attendance, struggles to find just the right outfit when she discovers that she has reached an in-between size.

Emma has a supersweet, superstar secret—but can she keep it from the Cupcake Club? Hollywood star Romaine Ford is back in town, and she needs cupcakes for her movie premiere...and her wedding! But everything is top-secret. Emma is asked to make the cupcakes, but she can’t tell the rest of the club who they are for! Romaine doesn’t want any paparazzi to ruin her wedding, and she feels the less people who know, the better. Can Emma fulfill this order without spilling the secret to her best friends?

Mia has just got some bad news: she needs braces. And just when she thinks things can''t get any worse...they do. Her teacher is concerned that Mia is squinting in class and a trip to the optician confirms it: she needs glasses too! Mia is miserable with her new look, but will her Cupcake Club friends manage to reassure her that glasses and braces don''t get in the way of what they really see? The same old Mia.

The Cupcake Club comes to Katie’s defense when a surprise at school leads to unfair gossip. When Katie’s mom says it’s time for Katie to meet her new boyfriend, Katie is excited and nervous. She thinks she’s prepared, but she’s shocked instead. Her mom’s boyfriend is Jeff Green—as in Mr. Green, a math teacher in her grade! Katie tries to act as normal as possible, but when mean girl Olivia finds out, she tells everyone that Katie is getting special treatment because her mom is dating a teacher. How can Katie stop Olivia and deal with all the new events in her life? It’s the Cupcake Club to the rescue, as Katie’s friends come to her defense, including an unexpected ally.

Alexis thinks the Cupcake Club feels incomplete—until she discovers that friendship comes in many flavors. Alexis feels lonely and left out when Emma goes away on a family trip. Sure, Mia and Katie are her friends too, but without her BFF Emma to round out the group, Alexis feels like a third wheel. Then when Ava comes to visit Mia, Katie is the one who feels like she just lost her best friend. Eventually all the girls realize friends are like cupcakes—you can never have too many!

Mia learns to balance style and substance when she has to get glasses AND braces. Fashionista Mia gets some unflattering news from Katie’s mom, Dr. Brown: She needs braces. And just when Mia thinks things can’t get any worse...they do. Her teacher is concerned that Mia is squinting in class. A trip to the opthamologist confirms it: Mia needs glasses, too! Mia is miserable until her stylish mom comes to the rescue with a plan and a very chic middle school look. And her wonderful Cupcake Club friends reassure her that glasses and braces don’t get in the way of all they really see: the same old Mia.

There''s a new girl in town, and Mia tries to take her under her wing. But Olivia Allen is not so nice; as a matter of fact she might be even meaner than Sydney Whitman! She asks Mia to lend her money, and even though Mia has been saving for weeks for a new pair of shoes, Mia lends it to her, only to find out that Olivia has used the money to buy the exact same shoes Mia has been saving up for! Plus she makes fun of the other Cupcake girls and tells Mia she shouldn''t be friends with them. Will she wreak havoc on the Cupcake Club before Mia sees her true colours?

The leader of the Popular Girls Club, Sydney Whitman has moved away! Does that mean Callie will try to be friends with Katie again? Just when Katie thinks things might get back to normal, Callie announces that the Popular Girls Club is baking cupcakes for this year''s school fundraiser. Let the Cupcake Wars begin!

The Cupcake Club questions its loyalties when Mia makes friends with a mean girl in disguise. Will Mia see Olivia''s true colors before she wreaks havoc on the Cupcake Club?

Katie thinks things might get back to normal and then Callie announces that the Popular Girls Club is baking cupcakes for a fund-raiser at school.

When Mia asks the girls in the club to be junior bridesmaids in her mother''s wedding, everyone is super-excited about the idea...especially when they find the perfect dress for the occasion! It''s Emma''s dream dress, except it''s a little more than she expected. And with her mum now out of a job (she''s been put on unpaid leave at the library) there''s not a lot of room at the Taylor''s house for extras. But not wanting to disappoint her friends, Emma decides to take on a few more jobs and chores around the house to help cover the cost. Between babysitting her bratty brother, a dog-walking business, flute practice, the Cupcake Club - and oh yeah, being a typical tween girl - Emma may have bitten off more than she can chew. Can she handle it all?

When Mia arrives at her new school, her motto is to be open to and friendly with everyone, but everyone at Park Street School fits into a clique. When the Popular Girls Club takes interest in Mia''s awesome fashion style and wants to recruit her, Mia has to decide between them and her great new Cupcake Club friends. It''s like choosing between her divorced mom and dad and her old house and new house. Is it always going to be Mia in the middle, or can she mix it up?

When the popular girls club takes interest in Mia, she has to decide between being popular and her new cupcake club friends

Katie starts to realize that doing what you love always makes the batter sweeter.

Mia asks the girls in the Cupcake Club to be junior bridesmaids in her mother''s wedding.