Friday, March 25, 2011

The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler

This is a Truman Award Nominee for 2011-2012 and it's pretty good.  Penny Lane moves to Hog's Hollow with her mother because her parents have separated.  It's not easy to be fourteen and it's even harder when you move to a new town and a new school and your parents are breaking up.  But Penny finds a couple of good friends and catches the eye of a really cute, sweet boy who has problems of his own.  The characters explore feelings and situations faced by many young people:  bullies;  trying to be yourself,even when that's different than the norm; separation; loss, winning and losing. There are lots of cupcakes, from beginning to end, so be prepared to get hungry as you read!
Kim F
242 pp

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