Coco Simon a toujours rêvé d'ouvrir une pâtisserie de cupcakes, mais elle craint d'en consommer elle-même tous les bénéfices. Lorsqu'elle ne rêve pas d'évasion de délicieuses douceurs, elle travaille comme éditrice de livres pour enfants, ayant écrit près de 100 titres destinés à de jeunes lecteurs de différents groupes d'âge. Cette production prolifique, cependant, est dépassée par le nombre de cupcakes qu'elle a dégustés. La série Cupcake Diaries marque sa première entreprise de combiner sa passion pour la pâtisserie avec son écriture.
Katie entre au collège : une nouvelle école, de nouveaux élèves. Quelle angoisse! Surtout quand Clara, sa meilleure amie, la laisse tomber dès le premier jour. Katie se console en croquant dans l'un des délicieux cupcakes de sa mère ... et trouve l'idée du siècle. Pour se faire des amies, quoi de mieux que la pâtisserie? Le Cupcake Club est lancé!
Deuxième épisode de cette série de romans légers au cours duquel Mia narre ici comment se passe son arrivée en banlieue, tandis qu'elle participe, avec ses nouvelles copines Alex, Katie et Emma, au club des Cupcakes qui se réunit tous les vendredis. Elle qui s'intéresse à la mode et aime, comme sa mère styliste, griffonner des tenues originales dans son carnet de croquis, se sent mal de sympathiser aussi avec les filles du club des Branchées. Or, son talent artistique est bientôt mis à contribution pour la confection de petits gâteaux et l'élaboration d'une commande pour un défilé de mode lui remonte le moral, puisque quitter Manhattan et son père est, pour elle, une réelle épreuve. [SDM]
Four delectable Cupcake Club adventures are now available as one sweet treat of a book! Join Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis as they form the Cupcake Club—and fast friendships. This book includes volumes 5–8 in the Cupcake Diaries series: Katie, Batter Up!; Mia’s Baker’s Dozen; Emma All Stirred Up; and Alexis Cool as a Cupcake.
"Molly is thrilled to hear that a college scout will be coming to her big soccer game to evaluate the players. But when a player on the opposing team starts making rude comments about Molly's soccer skills and appearance, Molly begins to lose her confidence. Now she can't help but wonder--is the girl just trying to bring her down, or is Molly really not as good a player as she thinks?"
Mia goes on vacation and meets up with the girls from the Sprinkle Sundays series in the latest addition to the Cupcake Diaries series! Things are slow at the cupcake shop this summer, and so when Mia’s dad invites her on a long weekend trip to meet some of his college friends, she jumps at the chance—especially when she hears they have daughters her age. It turns out the girls work in an ice cream shop. Not only does Mia end up making new friends—she comes back with a new invention for the Cupcake Girls: an ice-cream cone cupcake!
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.
Katie, Batter Up!
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.
At Park Street School, you have the Popular Girls. They even have a Popular Girls Club. But what happens when you aren’t invited to join? Do you start an Unpopular Club? No, you start a Cupcake Club! This second book from The Cupcake Diaries is told through the perspective of Mia. Like the other members of the club, readers will get a chance to know the new girl in school. Mia has never had a problem making friends before. Her motto is to be open and friendly with everyone. However, not everyone at Park Street school believes in mixing in with different groups of friends. When the Popular Girls Club takes interest in Mia's keen fashion sense and decide to recruit her, Mia has to decide between them and the Cupcake Club members. What's a girl to do?
When Mia asks the girls in the club to be junior bridesmaids in her mother's wedding, everyone is superexcited 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 mom now out of a job (she's been put on furlough 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 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.
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.
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.
