The Cupcake Queen

By Heather Hepler
(Dutton Juvenile, Hardcover, 9780525421573, 240pp.)

Publication Date: September 2009

Categories: Love & Romance, Social Issues - General

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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Autumn 2009 Kids' Indie Next List
“Heather Hepler takes a standard teen-issue theme -- divorcing parents, moving somewhere new, mean girls -- and turns it into a warm and wonderful novel. Penny's adjustment to life in Hog's Hollow -- away from her father and her friends in Manhattan -- is told with great understanding.”
-- Karen Keyte, Books Etc., Falmouth, ME


Description

A confection of a novel, combining big city sophistication with small town charm.

When her mother moves them from the city to a small town to open up a cupcake bakery, Penny's life isn't what she expected. Her father has stayed behind, and Mom isn't talking about what the future holds for their family. And then there's Charity, the girl who plays mean pranks almost daily. There are also bright spots in Hog's Hollow--like Tally, an expert in Rock Paper Scissors, and Marcus, the boy who is always running on the beach. But just when it looks as though Penny is settling in, her parents ask her to make a choice that will turn everything upside down again. A sweet novel about love, creativity, and accepting life's unexpected turns.




About the Author

Heather Hepler divides her time between Tyler, Texas, and Whiting, Maine. The coauthor of several books with Brad Barkley, this is her first solo novel.