Katie and the Cupcake Cure - Cupcake Diaries

Marc Notes: 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. Brief Description: "Who's afraid of middle school? Not Katie Brown. After all, it can't be that different from elementary school. But, boy, was she ever wrong! After her best friend ditches her for a new group of friends called the Popular Girls Club, Katie is left alone and starts to wonder if there's an Unpopular Girls Club she can join. Luckily, Katie finds her way with a great new group of friends and together they form their own club. Four friends plus cupcakes turns out to be the icing on the cake"--P. [4] of cover. Brief Description: Includes an excerpt from Mia in the mix. Publisher Marketing: This first book in "The Cupcake Diaries" is told through the perspective of Katie Brown. We find Katie miserable on the first day of middle school. Her best friend Callie came back from camp boy-crazy and part of a whole new group of friends. When it's made clear that Callie is in the PGC (Popular Girls Club) and Katie is not invited to join, Katie suddenly feels incredibly alone. Katie realizes if she's going to survive middle school she needs to seriously regroup and find some new friends. But how? She bites into the cupcake her mother packed her for lunch and for a second closes her eyes. The sweet treat makes her happy--finally something goes right! Looking around her table, Katie notices the other students seeming a bit lost, as well. Which gives her an idea... With three new friends Katie forms a club as a way to spread the cupcake love and earn some cupcake cash. Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2011 pg. 85 (EAN 9781442422759, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 07/11/2011 (EAN 9781442422759, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 93 (EAN 9781442422759, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 93 (EAN 9781442474901, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Simon, Coco Coco Simon always dreamed of opening a cupcake bakery, but she was afraid she would eat all the profits. When she's not daydreaming about cupcakes, Coco edits children's books and has written close to 100 books for children, tweens, and young adults, which is a lot less than the number of cupcakes she's eaten. Cupcake Diaries is the first time Coco has mixed her love of cupcakes with writing.