Frothy, friendly, feminine and flirty, Frosting and Friendship is a fun read for tweens who love adventures in food!Lily joins a mother-daughter book club with her mom and is excited until...she realizes that the host of each month's meeting has a bake a beautiful culinary confection. Lily is so doomed! Her baking disasters have haunted her for years. She considers herself a zero when it comes to baking and wishes that the other girls would allow the hostess to simply buy a dessert from the store or local bakery. The other girls are emphatic: the dessert must be home-made. Lily has only two months to learn how to bake and the bar is set for high standards.Lily's mom assures her that two months is a long time, and they can figure this baking thing out together. Lily is still not sure and spends her time practicing with her garage band. When the school announces that it's having its Spring Fling, the band is excited to try out for it. Lily is torn between spending time with her band mates and practicing or learning to bake something over the top in order to wow The Baking Bookworms.Those two endeavors would be enough for any tween to balance, but then Lily agrees to help plan and host a surprise birthday party for her friend Sophie. Being pulled in three different directions is not pleasant and something has got to give.Each short chapter is has a cute title: "Music Lovers Cupcakes: A Perfect Harmony of Chocolate and Vanilla" and "Lollipops : Happiness on a Stick." This is a quick read and should appeal to girls, reluctant readers and "Koodies"--kids who are foodies.For a sweet, sweet time reading, Frosting and Friendship takes the cake (yes, pun intended). Fans of Schroeder's culinary-themed books It's Raining Cupcakes and Sprinkles and Secrets will like Frosting and Friendship.Recommended grade 5 and up. 9781442473966 216 pages
Recommended by: Pamela Thompson, Librarian, Texas USA
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