Caroline Adderson

When Jasper John Dooley realizes a can of Torpedo High Energy Drink has rolled out of the vending machine instead of the bottle of apple juice he selected, he knows he shouldn't drink it. His parents had warned him about these "Bad" drinks that were full of things like sugar and caffeine. Jasper was allowed sugary things only as a special treat and only after he had eaten good things. Like celery. But Jasper finds the allure of the ice-cold can irresistible....

"Isabel and Zoë love playing with Isabel's puppy, Rollo--especially when they play at Zoë's house because that's where the Baby Stealer (aka Zoë's older brother, Lionel) lives. The girls push Rollo around in a stroller until the Baby Stealer jumps out and scares the girls, then runs off with Rollo. It's a thrilling game that always has a happy ending--with two giggling girls reunited with their fur baby, safe and sound. But one day, Lionel won't...

"Seven-year-old Isabel is an adopted, only child, who lives with her single mom and her nanny, Rosa. Isabel's best friend is Zo©±. Zo©± adores the shenanigans they get up to together, EXCEPT when it gets them into trouble, which does happen now and then! Getting into trouble is Zo©±'s idea of CATASTROPHE. Each time it happens, it means the friendship is on the rocks -- freeze-out time. Whenever this happens, it's really tough on Isabel, who...

"Monsieur Oliphant's cake shop, the only bakery game in town, has long had customers lining up outside its door for Oliphant's delicious jelly rolls and marvelous wedding cakes . . . until the day cookie concocter Mademoiselle Fée takes over the old shoemaker's shop. And it isn't long before the divine piemaker Madame Clotilde soon moves into the old bric-a-brac shop. Three different bakers all trying to outclass one another means their little cul-de-sac...

"At last, it's Jasper John Dooley's turn to be Star of the Week at school. But somehow, events don't unfold quite the way he had expected. When his best friend, Ori, tells the class about his new baby sister, no one is interested any more in Jasper's show and tell. ... Fortunately, with the help of his parents and his friends--as well as a hammer and some nails--Jasper John Dooley manages to turn things around"--Flap p. 1 of dust jacket.