Rebel with a Cupcake

Rebel with a Cupcake
Author: Anna Mainwaring
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1525300660

Does popularity only come in one size? Jesobel Jones says what she wants and eats what she wants — she is who she is, no regrets. But when a wardrobe malfunction leads to a mortifying encounter with a mean girl, Jess’s confidence suddenly takes a nosedive. Being fat has never bothered her before, but Jess starts to wonder if she’s been just a little too comfortable in her own skin. When the boy of her dreams seems suddenly interested, Jess must decide whether to try to fit in or remain true to herself — whoever that is. This bold and hilarious debut novel speaks with authority and compassion about teen life as it’s lived right now.

Rebel with a Cupcake

Rebel with a Cupcake
Author: Anna Mainwaring
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1525300334

Although she has never worried about her weight, a problem with her outfit and an encounter with a bully make Jess question her lack of concern with her own image.

Kylie Jean Cupcake Queen

Kylie Jean Cupcake Queen
Author: Marci Peschke
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1404875808

Kylie Jean has a new get-rich-quick scheme: selling cupcakes at garage sales!

The Cupcake Queen

The Cupcake Queen
Author: Heather Hepler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101109041

When Penny moves to Hog's Hollow from New York City, her life changes drastically. Penny's mom now runs a cupcake bakery, and Penny is stuck helping out. But that isn't the worst of it. Not only did she leave her friends back home, but her dad stayed behind too. And then there's Charity, resident mean girl who's out to get Penny. With all this, Penny still finds some things to like: Tally and Blake...and Marcus - the cute, quiet boy who runs on the beach every night. But just when Penny begins to accept her new life, she's forced to make a choice that will change everything.

Rebel's Sweet Spot

Rebel's Sweet Spot
Author: Ronnie Roberts
Publisher: Pajama Therapy Books
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2023-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 198985043X

Recipe: Into a fire-trap bakery add: 1 pretty dreamer 1 disgruntled firefighter 1 broken-tailed cat Stir. Rebel Hamilton has one marketable skill—she can bake like an angel. Her plan? Buy the old Poet bakery, call it Sweet Spot, live in the hovel upstairs with her rescue cat Pumpkin, and bake. Poet's Deputy Fire Chief Tom Harris is down at the old bakery site so often, the guys down at the firehall are threatening to grant him frequent flier points. Add in the disturbing events happening around Sweet Spot, and Tom's forced involvement in this disaster in the making, and well, you know where this is going. Maybe not where you'd think!

The Last Wish of Sasha Cade

The Last Wish of Sasha Cade
Author: Cheyanne Young
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1525301861

How far would you go for your best friend? Raquel’s lifelong best friend, Sasha, has just died of cancer, and Raquel is overcome with grief … until she discovers that Sasha spent her final weeks planning an elaborate scavenger hunt for the friend she would have to leave behind. When Raquel follows Sasha’s instructions, a mysterious stranger with striking eyes is waiting for her. There’s a secret attached to him that only Sasha — and now Raquel — knows. This boy, Elijah, might be just who Raquel needs to help her move on from her terrible loss. But can Raquel remain true to herself while also honoring her friend’s final wish?

Kiss Me in Paris

Kiss Me in Paris
Author: Catherine Rider
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1525301705

The delightful follow-up to Kiss Me in New York. Serena Fuentes won’t waste one moment of her whirlwind trip to Paris. She has it all mapped out, right down to the photos she will take, and the last thing she wants is a change in plans. Yet suddenly she’s touring the city with Jean-Luc, a French friend of her sister’s boyfriend. He has to take pictures of his own if he ever hopes to pass his photography class, and his project totally slows Serena down. One minute they’re bickering, the next minute they’re bonding … and soon they’re exploring corners of Paris together that Serena never imagined. Could they also be falling in love?

The Center of the Universe

The Center of the Universe
Author: Ria Voros
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1525302957

A gripping mystery about the gravitational force between mothers and daughters. Grace Carter’s mother — the celebrity news anchor GG Carter — is everything Grace is not. GG is a star, with a flawless wardrobe and a following of thousands, while Grace — an aspiring astrophysicist — is into stars of another kind. She and her mother have always been in different orbits. Then one day GG is just … gone. While the authorities unravel the mystery behind GG’s disappearance, Grace grows closer to her high school’s golden boy, Mylo, who has faced a black hole of his own. She also uncovers some secrets from her mother’s long-lost past. The more Grace learns, the more she wonders. Did she ever really know her mother? Was GG abducted … or did she leave? And if she left, why?

The Rebel's Return

The Rebel's Return
Author: Nadine Gonzalez
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369708571

Is love at first sight really for suckers? A hotshot hotelier returns home to find out in this Texas Cattleman’s Club: Fathers and Sons novel by Nadine Gonzalez! An asset to his business… Or a danger to his heart? Only moments after a mysterious outsider catches hotelier Rafael Wentworth’s eye at the Texas Cattleman’s Club, he saves her from catastrophe. Their subsequent steamy night together leaves the recently returned black sheep of Royal’s illustrious Wentworth family craving more. In town to find her nephew’s father, Eve Martin needs a job, and Rafael is only too glad to help…and indulge their hotter-than-Texas chemistry. But Eve’s priorities are clear, and the perennial playboy has no plans to settle down. Maybe ever. Is he playing with fire? Definitely… From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Love triumphs in these uplifting romances, part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Fathers and Sons series: Book 1: An Heir of His Own by Janice Maynard Book 2: How to Handle a Heartbreaker by Joss Wood Book 3: Married by Contract by Yvonne Lindsay Book 4: From Feuding to Falling by Jules Bennett Book 5: The Rebel's Return by Nadine Gonzalez Book 6: The Rancher's Reckoning by Joanne Rock

Tulip Taylor

Tulip Taylor
Author: Anna Mainwaring
Publisher: Firefly Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-06-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1910080985

Challenged to go on a 'survival' reality TV show, fifteen-year-old make-up vlogger Tulip only accepts to escape her mother's money-making schemes and protect her younger brother and sister. Set up to fail, can she prove to the TV show, the cute but annoying boy who got her on there and – most importantly – to herself, that she's more than just a pretty face?