Katie&39s New Recipe [Paperback]

Katie’s long-lost father is finally reaching out—but is she ready for the reunion?

For as long as Katie can remember, it’s just been her and her mom. But that’s about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she’s never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie’s not sure she’s ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie’s counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.Katie’s New Recipe

CHAPTER 1

It’s a Cupcake Code Red!

Make me a doggy! Make me a doggy!”

I started to sweat as the adorable five-year-old in front of me looked up with pleading eyes. I knelt down and waved a round helium balloon in front of his face.

“It’s not the kind of balloon that you can make into animals,” I said, using my sweetest voice. “It’s just a regular, fun, yellow balloon, to match the cupcakes! See?”

I pointed to the cupcake table across the small yard, where my friends Alexis and Emma were busy placing dozens of yellow and green cupcakes on matching paper plates.

The little boy’s lower lip quivered. “But . . . I . . . want . . . a . . . doggy!” Then he began to bawl.

Panicked, I turned to my best friend, Mia, who was filling balloons behind me.

“Mia! We’ve got a code red!” I cried.

“Katie, what’s wrong?” Mia asked.

I pointed to the sobbing boy. “He wants a dog-shape balloon. I don’t know what to do.”