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Here''s the latest fun, sweet series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays series! Everything’s better with a donut. Lindsay Cooper is about to start middle school. In her free time, she works at her family’s restaurant, The Park View, handing out the world’s most delicious donuts at the Donut Dreams counter. Her grandmother started the counter as a way to send Lindsay’s dad to college, and Lindsay wants to use her job the same way—to make her dream of going to school far away from her small town a reality. Home feels different ever since Lindsay’s mom passed away two years ago. And not having her mom around to help her get through the start of middle school doesn’t help her “first day of school” angst. But with her cousins Kelsey and Molly by her side, not to mention her BFF Casey, Lindsay soon discovers family and friends go a long way towards filling any hole in your heart. And life can still be as fun as a pink donut with rainbow sprinkles!

Mia is being cyber-bullied, and she’s determined to find out who is responsible in the latest addition to the Cupcake Diaries series. Mia is upset when her parents tell her she’s too young to go to a concert without adult supervision. She’s old enough to help run a cupcake business! Why can’t her parents see that she’s also responsible enough to do whatever she wants? And just when she’s reached a compromise with her parents (her older brother Dan will go to the concert with her), Mia finds out she’s being cyber-bullied on social media. It’s the Cupcake Club to the rescue as they all help Mia solve her online bullying mystery!

A sporty addition to a sweet tween series that’s all about friendship—and cupcakes, of course! Katie’s Cupcake Club friends all have other activities besides making cupcakes: Mia and Alexis are on the soccer team and Emma plays the flute. Katie sets out to find her extracurricular niche and soon she’s dribbling, passing, and catching. Sure, Katie can whip up a great cupcake—but can she cook on the field too? When Katie tries out and makes the softball team it’s batter up….But instead of swinging away, she gets nervous during games. What if she makes a mistake? What if they lose? Is this the kind of batter Katie really wants to be dealing with? Katie starts to figure out that doing what you love always makes the batter sweeter.

The bestselling Cupcake Diaries series is now available in graphic novel format! In this adaptation of the sixth book, Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better! Mia loves all her friends in the Cupcake Club, and things are good at home with her new stepdad and stepbrother and going to her dad’s house on the weekends. School is okay too with one exception: Mia is failing Spanish! She can speak it at home with her family, but writing is a different story. And when it’s parent-teacher night, Mia has a new dilemma: Who goes to that? Mom and Eddie? Mom and Dad? All of them? Mia soon realizes that sometimes having an extra (or a “baker’s dozen”) of something can be a very good thing. Fun, bright, full-color graphic panels tell the story with the same humor and heart as the original novel.

When Katie''s best friend Callie leaves her for a clique called the Popular Girls Club on the first day of middle school, Katie decides to find a group that she can join.

Katie’s long-lost father is finally reaching out—but is she ready for the reunion? For as long as Katie can remember, it’s just been her and her mom. But that’s about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she’s never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie’s not sure she’s ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie’s counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.

Alexis tries to bring her head for organization to matters of the heart in the fourth book in the Cupcake Diaries series! Alexis loves to organize and plan and set goals, which is why she’s in charge of the business end of the Cupcake Club. But there’s more to Alexis than meets the eye. Like the fact that she has a messy drawer, she likes to secretly dance in her bedroom…and she has a major crush on Matt Taylor—who happens to be her BFF Emma’s brother. When her feelings make things a little messy, Alexis decides to figure it out the way she always does: by conducting research, collecting data, and setting a goal. But is there a formula for love?

Kelsey grapples with her newfound internet popularity in the sixth delicious book in the Donut Dreams series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays series! Kelsey loves working in her family’s restaurant at the Donut Dreams counter, but she feels like she could be doing something more. When her friends tease her about always having strong opinions, she decides to start a blog, Kelsey’s Corner. Kelsey is positive her words will be her ticket to popularity. But she soon discovers a handful of good friends is far better than a baker’s dozen of insincere ones.

Allie, Tamiko, and Sierra plan for their upcoming school dances in this fourth delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries series! Tamiko and Sierra can’t stop talking about the dance coming up at their school. There’s a dance coming up at Allie’s school too, but it’s not the same without having her two BFFs with her for support. Two friends, two dances, two schools—Allie is sandwiched in the middle everywhere! Can the girls figure out a way for all of them to feel like they are part of a crew again?

Tamiko, Allie, and Sierra focus on ice cream rather than crushes in this fifth delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries series! It feels like everyone around Tamiko is crazy in love, and it’s driving her crazy! Thankfully, Allie and Sierra would rather brainstorm new ice cream flavors than squeal over a crush. But there’s a small voice inside Tamiko that keeps wondering: is there something wrong with her if she’s more interested in sprinkles than sweethearts?

Sierra puts her singing abilities to the test in the twelfth book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Donut Dreams series! When Sierra hears about a local singing contest, all her friends insist that she enter. Everyone is convinced that Sierra is destined for stardom. But when she gets to the contest, she is just one small fish in a large pond of super-talented singers. Are Sierra’s sweet dreams about to melt away?

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Don’t miss this new story about Allie in the seventh delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries series! Everything seems to be going well in Allie’s life. Business is booming at Molly’s; the ice cream shop is even going to be featured on a popular food blog! Allie couldn’t be happier—until she sees Colin hanging out with Tessa, the guitar player in Sierra’s band. It shouldn’t be a big deal; after all, Allie and Colin are just friends. It’s not like Allie has a crush on him—or does she?

The first four yummy books in the delicious and bestselling Donut Dreams series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays are now together in this hardcover bind-up! Lindsay Cooper is about to start middle school. In her free time, she works at her family’s restaurant, The Park View, handing out the world’s most delicious donuts at the Donut Dreams counter. Her grandmother started the counter as a way to earn extra income to send Lindsay’s dad to college, and Lindsay wants to use her job the same way—to make her dream of going to school far away from her small town a reality. Home feels different ever since Lindsay’s mom passed away two years ago. But family and friends are always close by when she needs them. There’s her cousin Kelsey, who’s feisty, outspoken, and bubbly, and her cousin Molly, who is quiet, thoughtful, and athletic. All three girls work together at Donut Dreams. And of course there’s Lindsay’s BFF Casey, who has been in her life since they were both a day old. They have been bickering a bit more than usual lately, but there’s still no one else Lindsay would rather share her secrets with at the end of a long day. These four girls are as different as girls can be, but they all realize family and friends go a long way towards filling any hole in in your heart. And life can still be as fun as a pink donut with rainbow sprinkles! Together, the girls cope with unexpected changes, difficult feelings, tangled family ties, and more. This hardcover bind-up includes: Hole in the Middle So Jelly! Family Recipe Ready, Set, Bake!

\"When Mia reads about a Design-a-Dress contest in a magazine for \"budding designers ages 12-16\" she is excited. But she doesn''t realize how much work designing--and sewing--a dress truly is until she starts on her contest entry. While Mia stresses out about all the work she has to do, she and Katie have an argument about, of all things, fashion preferences! Katie offers suggestions that don''t really go with the outfit Mia has in mind. And when Mia makes (what she thinks) is an offhand joke about Katie''s fashion sense, it turns into a full-blown argument\" --

Alexis is the clear leader of the group. She''s organized, punctual, and happy to take on the stuff like scheduling, budgets, invoicing, and the things that the other girls in the CC don''t really want to do. In other words, the \"unfun\" things. One day, in a burst of feeling unappreciated, Alexis informs the Cupcake Club that she is no longer \"in charge.\" But when deadlines get missed and supplies aren''t bought, the girls realizes somebody definitely needs to be the leader. And Alexis realizes being the leader is kind of cool; as long as you know when to ask for help when you need it!

Molly learns the true meaning of family in the third delicious book in the Donut Dreams series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays series! Everything’s better with a donut. Molly has always considered her adopted family her real family. She’s never had reason to question where she fits until she has to do a report on her family tree for school. Suddenly, she has nothing but questions. If the point of a family tree is to show where she comes from, is it okay to include people that aren’t her birth family? Being mixed up with doubt may not be a recipe for success, but when Molly reaches out to the people she depends on, they are ready to support her, as always. Molly is soon ready to serve up a perfectly sweet look at what family really is—because the main ingredient in any real family is love.

Everyone was thrilled when mean girl Sydney moved away, but the new girl Olivia is even worse. Everytime she passes Alexis in the hallway, she sayssomething nasty to her. Not only that, she has all the girls in the Best Friends Club make jokes about Alexis as well. Alexis has no idea what''s goingon...until she remembers an off-hand remark she made to a friend about Olivia. It wasn''t meant to be mean, but obviously Olivia took it the wrong way.Alexis is willing to admit some blame, but is Olivia willing to call off the hate campaign? It doesn''t seem likely!

Sometimes starting from scratch turns out to be the icing on the cupcake. It''s Katie Brown''s first day at her new school and she''s already feeling miserable. Her best friend Callie has been invited to join the Popular Girls Club and Katie''s been left out in the cold. Is their an Unpopular Girls Club she can join? The only thing that makes Katie feel better is the special cupcake her mum packed for her lunch, just biting into the sweet treat stops her feeling so sad. And even better, the delicious looking cupcake attracts three other girls who are also feeling a bit lost at the new school. And as the girls'' friendship grows they decide to start their very own cupcake club - sharing and making their own special recipes!

When Alexis develops a crush on Emma''s brother, she decides to approach this new feeling in her usual organized manner by conducting research and developing a plan.