"When Mia reads about a Design-a-Dress contest in a magazine for "budding designers ages 12-16" she is excited. But she doesn't realize how much work designing--and sewing--a dress truly is until she starts on her contest entry. While Mia stresses out about all the work she has to do, she and Katie have an argument about, of all things, fashion preferences! Katie offers suggestions that don't really go with the outfit Mia has in mind. And when Mia...

"Who's afraid of middle school? Not Katie Brown. After all, it can't be that different from elementary school. But, boy, was she ever wrong! After her best friend ditches her for a new group of friends called the Popular Girls Club, Katie is left alone and starts to wonder if there's an Unpopular Girls Club she can join. Luckily, Katie finds her way with a great new group of friends and together they form their own club. Four friends plus cupcakes...

Mia hears about someone at school starting a fashion club, and wonders if she can manage being in two clubs at the same time.

"Ms. Mole's birthday is tomorrow and Elinor, Ari and Olive want to do something nice for her. Olive offers to bring in a cupcake - nothing says happy birthday like a cupcake! But what if it gets squished in her backpack? The friends needs to figure out a way to keep the cupcake safe. Luckily, an evenful walk home from school provides some inspiration. First they watch as a stray ball from the playground lands on a turtle and bounces right off its...

"Spring has sprung in River Heights, along with a brand-new cupcake café! The Lucky Ladybug, run by twin bakers and celebrities Gwendolyn and Carolyn Porter, is the talk of the town. Nancy, Bess, and George can't wait to taste some of the delicious cupcakes! But on the day of the opening, the ceremony--and the cupcakes--are ruined by hundreds of live ladybugs that invade the store. It's up to Nancy and the Clue Crew to get to the bottom of this cupcake...

When Kylie tells her friend Lexi that she wishes she had someone to go the the dance with, a secret admirer begins to leave notes and gifts in her locker.

When the popular girls club takes interest in Mia, she has to decide between being popular and her new cupcake club friends.

"Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey are excited when they get cupcakes at snack time, but there is only one cupcake that has purple frosting--and they both want it! Can they find a way to share before they're left with nothing but crumbs? When these two work together, anything is possible"--

Featuring 175 cupcake ideas and recipes for the cakes, frostings, fillings, and toppings, this guide includes templates for stencils and other decorative flourishes, as well as instructions for basic and advanced decorating techniques.

A giant collection of cupcakes from the classic to the contemporary. In a new cupcake compendium from Better Homes and Gardens, bakers will find tons of creative recipes and decorations for everyone's favorite little treat.