Pumpkin Spice Secrets A Swirl Novel [Paperback]

Sometimes secrets aren't so sweet...
Just as Maddie picks up her pumpkin spice frappe from the coffee shop counter, she spills it all over the cute boy behind her. Talk about mortifying! Luckily, the boy -- Jacob -- is also friendly and easygoing, and soon Maddie is deeply in crush.

But before she can tell her best friend Jana about him at lunch the next day, Jana announcesherhuge new crush -- on Jacob! Maddie doesn't want to cause trouble, so she keeps her feelings hidden. Jana will get over him soon, right?

Add major school stress to Maddie's secret, and it's a recipe for disaster. Can she stay true to both her friend and her heart... without it all turning into a sticky mess?Hillary Homzie is the author of the tween novelsQueen of Likes(S&S 2016),The Hot List(S&S 2011), andThings Are Gonna Get Ugly(S&S 2009), as well as the comedic chapter book series Alien Clones From Outer Space (S&S), which is being made into an animated television series. She also privately coaches both published and aspiring authors, several of whom have achieved publishing success with major national accolades. During the summers, Hillary teaches in the graduate program in children's writing at Hollins University. A former sketch comedy performer in NYC, Hillary currently lives with her family in Northern California. No one understands the tangled emotions of middle-school crushes better than Hillary Homzie. I have a serious crush onPumpkin Spice Secrets! -- Claudia Mills, author ofZero ToleranceandWrite This Down

Sweet, smart, and entertaining,Pumpkin Spice Secretsis sure to appeal to tween readers! -- Barbara Dee, author ofStar-CrossedandHalfway Normal

Homzie laces key ingredients in her latest middle school story: empathy topped with a froth of fun!” -- Candice Ransom, author ofRebel McKenzie

[F]rothy and sweet enough that tween readers will drink it right lÃ-