The Cupcake Club: Peace, Love, and Cupcakes [Paperback]

Sheryl Berk (Author), Carrie Berk (Author)

Book Description

Release date: April 3, 2012 | Age Range: 9 and up | Series: The Cupcake Club | Lexile Measure: 680L (What's this?)

Includes recipes and tips to try at home!

"Kids and cupcakes are the perfect recipe!"—Sophie and Katerine, stars of TLC's DC Cupcakes

Meet Kylie Carson.

She's a fourth grader with a big problem. How will she make friends at her new school? Should she tell her classmates she loves monster movies? Forget it. Play the part of a turnip in the school play? Disaster! Then Kylie comes up with a delicious idea: What if she starts a cupcake club?

Soon Kylie's club is spinning out tasty treats with the help of her fellow bakers and new friends. But when Meredith tries to sabotage the girls' big cupcake party, will it be the end of the Cupcake Club?

Sheryl Berk, New York Times bestselling author of Soul Surfer, and her nine-year-old daughter, Carrie, a cupcake connoisseur who has reviewed confections from the world in her Carrie's Cupcakes Critiques newsletter, have cooked up a delightful new series sure to be a treat.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A sweet book!" - Cupcakes Take the Cake

"Sheryl Berk and her nine-year-old daughter, Carrie, have cooked up a delightful new series sure to be a treat." - New York Family Magazine

""Readers looking for a light story are in for, much like cupcakes themselves, a small burst of fun." - Booklist" - Booklist

"I think that this is one of the best ideas for a club ever. I mean, I would totally join this club if it was available at my school! Nevertheless, I liked the role that it had to play in the story. I liked how it brought together all the main characters, making them form a strong friendship. I thought that this was a unique club idea in a novel, and something I could really relate to." - Esther's Ever After

"I really enjoyed The Cupcake Club. It read quickly and brought up some great discussion topics like bullying, building self esteem, not giving up, making friends, forgiving, and more." - The Angel Forever

"Author Sheryl Berk has good reason to be proud this Mother's Day. She has co-written a book with daughter Carrie - who's only 9." - New York Daily News.

"Sheryl and Carrie Berk whip up a great story that is sure to be a treat for both children and adults." - YA Crush

"Sheryl Berk and her nine-year-old daughter, Carrie, have cooked up a delightful new series sure to be a treat." - New York Family

"There is a lot to recommend to young tween girl readers in Peace, Love and Cupcakes! This is a great book to hand to readers looking for something sweet... that features characters most girls (and boys if they would read the book) can relate to." - YA Librarian Tales

About the Author

New York Times bestselling co-author of Soul Surfer, SHERYL BERK is the founding editor in chief of Life & Style Weekly as well as a contributor to InStyle, Martha Stewart, and other publications. Her nine-year-old daughter, CARRIE, a cupcake connoisseur, cooked up the idea for the TLC series in second grade. Together, they have invented dozens of crazy cupcakes recipes in their NYC kitchen (can you say "Purple Velvet?") and have the frosting stains on the ceiling to prove it.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; 1 edition (April 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781402264498
• ISBN-13: 978-1402264498
• ASIN: 1402264496
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Warning: You WILL want a cupcake after reading The Cupcake Club: Peace, Love & Cupcakes! April 16, 2012

By Jacinda @ The Reading Housewives

Format:Paperback

This book is overall just plain cute. It is a very cute book and a great book for a young girl to read. It also hits on issues such as bullying, money, small business, failure and making friends. Kylie is a character that does her best to move past the bullying and to do something to make her life happier and more enjoyable and in the process, also helps other girls and she makes new friends. All of these girls have a great work ethic and it makes me proud of them.

I loved reading about all of the successes and failures the club had while baking. At first you get to see them make the worst cupcakes and then before you know it, they are making cupcakes that people are buying and they are getting more orders they can't even handle. I loved the "Batter Butt Dance"...had me cracking up!

This book is packed with baking tips and tricks that are perfect for a younger crowd...or even brand new bakers. The recipes that are included at the back of the book are simple to follow. The Berks also include a list of tips for the new cupcake baker that I found to be helpful.

One day when I was reading this book at park, a little girl came up to me and asked me about it! Obviously the cover is eye catching to the right audience! My four-year-old is even jealous of my book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cupcake Club: Peace, Love and Cupcakes January 15, 2013

By dolly

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Bought this and one other Cupcake Club book for my granddaughter who loves to cook and bake. She is enjoying both.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Just what it looks like November 5, 2012

By S. Bookworm

Format:Paperback

My middle-school daughter had fun with this book, but it is really more for mid-elementary grades, say grade 3 and up. A fun story about some girls at school coming to terms with the clique they're not in, by starting their own cupcake business. The depiction of the social scene stays light as whipped frosting (sorry, no one can resist confection puns here) and humorous. Nice, cute, and empowering to girls; even "reluctant readers" will like it.