Alexis and the Missing Ingredient (Cupcake Diaries)
It looks like a long, boring weekend for Alexis—until best friends Mia and Katie invite her to join them for a jaunt to New York City, where Mia used to live. It’s fun, though Alexis occasionally feels like an outsider. Still, that makes her sensitive to Katie’s feelings when Ava, Mia’s NYC best friend, joins the group. Narrated by analytical Alexis, the story further illuminates her character as she navigates the troubled waters of group friendships, a topic of interest to many girls. As always, the sixteenth volume in the Cupcake Club series offers readers many engaging scenes. Grades 3-5. --Carolyn Phelan--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.