(WPF) Mia in the Mix / Coco Simon - 3***

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Mia In the Mix – Coco Simon
3***

Book two in the popular Cupcake Diaries series for middle-school children. This time the focus is on Mia Velaz-Cruz, who is the fashionista in the Cupcake Club. She’s dealing with divided loyalties as she share an interest in fashion with the girls in the Popular Girls Club, but doesn’t want to alienate her friends in the Cupcake Club. She’s also dealing with her parents’ divorce and having moved from Manhattan to the suburbs and her mom’s new boyfriend.

What I like about the books is that Simon writes believable tweens. Their concerns, likes, family issues and school dynamics are all completely believable and relatable. Simon soft peddles positive messages of kindness, loyalty, honesty, hard work and trust. And I like the relationships the girls have with their parents as well.

And the cupcake recipes at the end of each novel are a definite plus! Had I known about them when there were first published, I would definitely have given them to my youngest niece.. She’d have been the target age, and she loves to bake!


LINK to my review