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Cake pop crush
247 pages
A sugar-dusted, feel-good romp about rivalry, recipes, and the sweet surprise of a first crush.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a warm, vanilla-scented kitchen on a bustling Saturday afternoon. It is a delightfully brisk and bubbly experience, perfectly capturing the high-stakes drama of middle school alongside the cozy comfort of a family bakery. The narrative bounces along with an upbeat, earnest energy, wrapping the reader in a cheerful atmosphere where the biggest worries are perfecting a recipe and navigating the confusing flutter of a new crush. The prose is highly accessible and conversational, heavily sprinkled with mouth-watering descriptions that will leave you craving a sweet treat. It is an absolute delight for tween readers who love baking shows, gentle enemies-to-friends dynamics, and stories that leave a lingering, sugar-sweet aftertaste.
- Mood
- cheerful
- sugar-dusted
- cozy
- warm
- Tone
- upbeat
- earnest
- bubbly
- lighthearted
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- first crushes · friendly rivalry · family loyalty · culinary creativity
- The writing
- Conversational and highly accessible, filled with sensory, mouth-watering descriptions of baked goods.
- The arc
- Moves from defensive anxiety over a family business to the sweet thrill of a first crush and shared passions.
- Who it's for
- Tweens who devour baking competition shows and love a sweet, enemies-to-crushes romance.
Content notes
- mild family financial stress
About the book
"Alicia Ramirez has always loved baking. Her family owns Say It With Flour, the small bakery in town. And Ali's specialties are cake pops: delicious confections on a stick. But Ali's sweet life turns sour when a sleek coffee shop opens across the street, giving her bakery a run for its money. Worst of all, the owner's son, Dane McGuire, likes to bake, too. He's the new kid in Ali's school... and happens to be annoyingly cute. When Dane and Ali engage in a bake-off to prove who is the cake-pop master, it's Ali's chance to save Say It With Flour. But will she be able to rise to the occasion... and ignore what her heart might be telling her?"--Page 4 of cover.
Description from Open Library.
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