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Emma, Smile and Say "Cupcake!"

Coco Simon, Elizabeth Doyle Carey · 133 pages

Emma wants to be a model, but membership in the Cupcake Club might be all the fame she needs. Book #11 The Special Day wedding salon is running an ad in the local newspaper, and they want Emma to model in the advertisement. The ad is a huge hit and suddenly Emma is very much in demand. But after running all over New York City for auditions, Emma realizes being a model is a lot tougher than she th

Female FriendshipChef or BakerMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup

Sharon Creech · 141 pages

Bailey, who is usually so nice, Bailey, my neighbor, my friend, my buddy, my pal for my whole life, knowing me better than anybody, that Bailey, that Bailey I am so mad at right now, that Bailey, I hate him today.Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, don't always get along, that's true. But Granny Torrelli seems to know just how to make things right again with her interesting stories

Chef or BakerFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Peace, Love, and Cupcakes

Sheryl Berk, Carrie Berk

Chef or BakerFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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The Teashop Girls

Laura Schaefer · 264 pages

Fourteen-year-old Annie, along with her two best friends, tries desperately to save her grandmother's beloved, old-fashioned teashop in Madison, Wisconsin, while she also learns to accept the inevitability of change in life. Includes proverbs, quotations, and brief stories about tea, as well as recipes.

Female FriendshipChef or BakerMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Pies & Prejudice

Heather Vogel Frederick

Four girls, and their mothers, continue their mother-daughter book club via videoconference between Massachusetts and England, reading Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," and try to put friendship before romance.

Female FriendshipChef or BakerMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Savor the Moment

Nora Roberts · 397 pages

New Love takes the cake in the third novel in Nora Roberts's new Bride Quartet-in a stunning French flap edition Wedding baker Laurel McBane is surrounded by romance working at Vows wedding planning company with her best friends Parker, Emma, and Mac. But she's too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that their clients seem to long for. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a m

Chef or BakerFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Dawn and the Big Sleepover

Ann M. Martin · 138 pages

When a group of children learns that fire destroyed their pen pals' school, thirteen-year-old Dawn organizes a fundraiser and then rewards the contributors with a sleepover.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Grace

Mary Casanova · 195 pages

Meet Grace Thomas. Grace has big summer plans- starting a business with friends! When Mom announces a trip to Paris, Grace gets on board, but her trip isn't all she hoped it would be. She and her French cousin aren't hitting it off, and Grace's friends back home have started a business *without* her. Can Grace step out of her comfort zone, try a few new things, and come up with a succ

Chef or BakerMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Cake Pop Crush

Suzanne Nelson · 247 pages

"Alicia Ramirez has always loved baking. Her family owns Say It With Flour, the small bakery in town. And Ali's specialties are cake pops: delicious confections on a stick. But Ali's sweet life turns sour when a sleek coffee shop opens across the street, giving her bakery a run for its money. Worst of all, the owner's son, Dane McGuire, likes to bake, too. He's the new kid in Ali's school ... and

Chef or BakerMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Frosting and Friendship

Lisa Schroeder · 220 pages

"Twelve-year-old Lily finds herself knee-deep in sugar and sheet music as she tries to juggle her responsibility to her bandmates and give her friend the best Sweet Thirteen party ever"-- Twelve-year-old Lily finds herself knee-deep in sugar and sheet music as she tries to juggle her responsibility to her bandmates and give her friend the best Sweet Thirteen party ever.

Chef or BakerMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Something New

Lisa Papademetriou · 218 pages

Hayley's life hasn't exactly been a piece of cake, and now there's even more change in store: an adorable new puppy, a possible new school, and a new baking challenge--a wedding cake for her grandmother's big day!

Chef or BakerMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever

Ann M. Martin, Nola Thacker · 144 pages

Dawn has been hired to keep Whitney who has Down's syndrome company while her parents are out, but Whitney doesn't know that Dawn is being paid.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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The Year the Swallows Came Early

Kathryn Fitzmaurice · 304 pages

Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson loves cooking and plans to go to culinary school just as soon as she's old enough. But even Groovy's thoughtfully—planned menus won't fix the things that start to go wrong the year she turns eleven—suddenly, her father is in jail, her best friend's long-absent mother reappears, and the swallows that make their annual migration to her hometown arrive surprisingly early. As

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What Katy Did at School

Susan Coolidge · 188 pages

Katy and her sister Clover dread being sent away to boarding school, but discover that being away from home isn't so bad after all.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Really Truly Ruthie

Valerie Tripp · 96 pages

"Ruthie Smithens, a girl who loves fairy tales and happy endings, doesn't mind being 'goffy Ruthie' if it makes her best friend, Kit Kttredge, smile and forget about the hardships of the Depression. But when Ruthie finds out that the Kittredges are going to be evicted from their house, she makes up her mind to help ..."--Cover back.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Eggs in Purgatory

Laura Childs · 289 pages

Suzanne, Toni, and Petra lose their husbands but find independence when they open the Cackleberry Club. Then their cozy cafe becomes the scene of a crime when a lawyer dies with a secret on his lips and egg on his face. What this all has to do with a religious cult and Suzanne's past could put her own life on the line.

Chef or BakerFemale FriendshipFemale LeadSeries
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Lake Rescue

Annie Bryant · 225 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Julia's Chocolates

Cathy Lamb · 439 pages

“I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don’t know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn’t know what else to do…”In her deliciously funny, heartfelt, and moving debut, Cathy Lamb introduces some of the most wonderfully eccentric women since The Divine

Chef or BakerFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Second Form at St Clare's

Enid Blyton · 181 pages

The first term in the second form is highly eventful. There are two new girls, Mirabel and Gladys who reveal unsuspected talents for acting and music. Elsie learns to be less mean, there's another midnight feast, and Mam'zelle continues to be teased. 9 yrs+

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale LeadHeartwarming
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Eleven

Lauren Myracle · 201 pages

The year between turning eleven and turning twelve bring many changes for Winnie and her friends. The year that Winnie and her friends turn from age eleven to twelve brings many changes.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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Claudia and Mean Janine

Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin · 175 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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The Truth About Stacey

Raina Telgemeier · 144 pages

America's favorite baby-sitters come to life in a new graphic novel series! Poor Stacey. She's moved to a new town. She's still coming to terms with her diabetes. She's facing baby-sitting problems left and right. And her parents are no help. Luckily, Stacey has three new, true friends -- Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC -- and they will deal with whatever's thrown th

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead
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All Four Stars

Tara Dairman · 273 pages

Eleven-year-old Gladys Gatsby loves food and cooking, so when she lands an assignment to write a restaurant review for a New York City newspaper, she will do anything to make it happen, even risk the wrath of her fast-food loving parents.

Chef or BakerMiddle GradeHeartwarmingFemale Lead

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