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Peace, Love And Cupcakes (2012)

by Sheryl Berk(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1402264496 (ISBN13: 9781402264498)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Sourcebooks, Incorporated

series

The Cupcake Club

review 1: I was disappointed by how much Kylie and her friends made fun of Merideth. I continuously had to correct their behavior and remind my girls that it wasn't appropriate. I think we'll try one more book in the series, since Merideth and Kylie seem to end on a not-hateful note at the end of this one. On a positive note, my oldest (almost 6 years old) is excited to try the recipes included at the end of the book.
review 2: Cute book for those "tween" readers. Kylie is a 4th grader who just does not fit in. Constantly tormented by the school's mean girl, Meredith, Kylie struggles to find friends. When a new dram teacher comes to the school she notices Kylie's struggles and suggests her to start her own cupcake club. She recruits 3 other "misfit" girls to join ... moreher club. Jenna, the overweight girl, is the first to join. She is followed by, Lexie, the shy kid. And Finally Sadie, the super tall girl with a reading disability. Together they find that working with each other makes them stronger and they learn how they can help one another out.I did have a couple issues with the story. One Juliette, the new drama teacher, has the students call her by her first name. I am old-fashioned with that and think teachers should be called Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms....But as a character in the book I thought she was wonderful! She was an inspiration to the girls and helped them when they ran into trouble.The other issue I had was how quickly people were paying the kids to make all these huge cupcake orders. The amounts were really high too. $2.50 for a cupcake and ordering 20 dozen? For a group of 9 year olds. I don't want young girls to think it is that easy. They girls did run into several issues while starting their business. Overall, the story was fun, and I liked the 4 girls in the club. Meredith was the perfect nasty girl. And this book did cover bullying and what can happen to children who fall victim to this. Definitely want to read more of these! I think this would make a good book for my "tween" book club as well. less

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