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Cupcake Diaries #6
Mia's Baker's Dozen
Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better in this treat of a tween series!
Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she’s gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She’s in the groove of going to her dad’s house on the weekends, and everything is going pretty well at home and at school. Well, except for Spanish class. Mia’s parents and stepfather speak it and she does too—but speaking it and writing it are two different things, and somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless Mrs. Alvarez and almost failing Spanish class. Still, things are so good at home that Mia doesn’t want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out—all three of them—she realizes that instead of having two parents, she’s lucky enough to have three, and all three of them pitch in to help her. A baker’s dozen is a bonus!
Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she’s gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She’s in the groove of going to her dad’s house on the weekends, and everything is going pretty well at home and at school. Well, except for Spanish class. Mia’s parents and stepfather speak it and she does too—but speaking it and writing it are two different things, and somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless Mrs. Alvarez and almost failing Spanish class. Still, things are so good at home that Mia doesn’t want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out—all three of them—she realizes that instead of having two parents, she’s lucky enough to have three, and all three of them pitch in to help her. A baker’s dozen is a bonus!
160 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2012
About the author
Coco Simon
136 books270 followersCoco Simon always dreamed of opening a cupcake bakery, but she’s afraid she would eat all the profits. When she’s not daydreaming about cupcakes, Coco edits children’s books and has written close to 100 books for children, tweens, and young adults, which is a lot less than the number of cupcakes she’s eaten. Cupcake Diaries is the first time Coco has mixed her love of cupcakes with writing.
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January 18, 2013
I really love this book because the writer puts a unique problem in the book. Mia the main character has trouble in Spanish even though her parents are Spanish. She knows how to speak Spanish really well but not really read it or write it. Just like me, I know how to speak Chinese really well but I’m still learning how to read it and write it. Anyway, the bad part is that Mia’s mom does not even know! That is not like me. Mia also is in a cupcake club and she is too busy to study. That is a problem too. She keeps it a secret and holds it off until it was almost the parent teacher conferences. That is one of the reason I like this book so much. The writer makes a small problem, but she stretches the problem through the whole book and puts minor problems to stop her from solving her biggest problem. So it’s not just one problem . The only reason I read this book is because its series was the cupcake dairies. But when I was done, I realized it does not matter what series it is, I still loved it. You should read it too!
August 29, 2017
Mia Velaz-Cruz knows how to speak little Spanish. But her parents took her to advanced Spanish class. Mia is failing. And her Spanish teacher is not impressed and sees that Mia is having a hard time in advanced Spanish. Her teacher asked her to give the note to her parents to get her a tutor. But Mia worries that her parents will be disappointed at her. So she kept it from her parents and never gave them the note.
One morning Mia visits her dad in Manhattan. While she was baking cupcakes with her dad she accidentally burns the cupcakes! Her dad told her what's bothering her. Mia took a deep breath and gave her father the note. Her dad is really not impressed. And told this to Mia's mother.
Then they went to a pizza parlor with her mom to talk about it. Her mom said what she did was wrong. She is not allowed to music, phone, and tv. But she can only use the phone only for emergencies. Mia told this to her friends Katie, Emma, and Alexis. They were shocked.
Mia felt really guilty until she finally learns her lesson to not keep secrets from her parents and tell the truth.
One morning Mia visits her dad in Manhattan. While she was baking cupcakes with her dad she accidentally burns the cupcakes! Her dad told her what's bothering her. Mia took a deep breath and gave her father the note. Her dad is really not impressed. And told this to Mia's mother.
Then they went to a pizza parlor with her mom to talk about it. Her mom said what she did was wrong. She is not allowed to music, phone, and tv. But she can only use the phone only for emergencies. Mia told this to her friends Katie, Emma, and Alexis. They were shocked.
Mia felt really guilty until she finally learns her lesson to not keep secrets from her parents and tell the truth.
January 10, 2019
Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better in this treat of a tween series!
Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she’s gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She’s in the groove of going to her dad’s house on the weekends, and everything is going pretty well at home and at school. Well, except for Spanish class. Mia’s parents and stepfather speak it and she does too - but speaking it and writing it are two different things, and somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless, Mrs. Alvarez and almost failing Spanish class. Still, things are so good at home that Mia doesn’t want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out - all three of them - she realizes that instead of having two parents, she’s lucky enough to have three, and all three of them pitch in to help her. A baker’s dozen is a bonus!
Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she’s gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She’s in the groove of going to her dad’s house on the weekends, and everything is going pretty well at home and at school. Well, except for Spanish class. Mia’s parents and stepfather speak it and she does too - but speaking it and writing it are two different things, and somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless, Mrs. Alvarez and almost failing Spanish class. Still, things are so good at home that Mia doesn’t want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out - all three of them - she realizes that instead of having two parents, she’s lucky enough to have three, and all three of them pitch in to help her. A baker’s dozen is a bonus!
December 24, 2011
I love this series! It ties in food and friends!
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July 5, 2014it was interesting
February 14, 2019
Choice book #2 Quarter 3
Mia's Baker's Dozen written by Coco Simon is a realistic fiction book which takes place in Mia's neighborhood called Maple street. The book Mia's Baker's Dozen follows sixth grader Mia as she struggles in spanish class by having a hard time to read and write spanish. The main characters are the book are Mia, Emma, Kate, and Alexis, but mostly Mia. Mia is all about fashion, and is a little snoby, she is from puerto rico, and is latino.
The main problem is that Mia is struggling with spanish, and she hides that stuff to her parents.
The author believes that even when an individual faces challenges in their life, they can not hide their thing that they struggled in school to their parents. You should always tell the truth.
Text evidence:
1. Mia told to her friends that she failed spanish class and told them before her parents
2. She hided from her parents, and they were mad that she hided or lied to them
3.After that, Mia's stepdad helped her spanish, and Mia is now good in spanish
I enjoyed this book, because it talks about how Mia is bad in spanish and now she is good in spanish.
My favorite part is when Mia's spanish teacher is mad that Mia forgot to do her Spanish homework and her spanish teacher called her parents, because it will show that Mia is a bad child.
Mia's Baker's Dozen written by Coco Simon is a realistic fiction book which takes place in Mia's neighborhood called Maple street. The book Mia's Baker's Dozen follows sixth grader Mia as she struggles in spanish class by having a hard time to read and write spanish. The main characters are the book are Mia, Emma, Kate, and Alexis, but mostly Mia. Mia is all about fashion, and is a little snoby, she is from puerto rico, and is latino.
The main problem is that Mia is struggling with spanish, and she hides that stuff to her parents.
The author believes that even when an individual faces challenges in their life, they can not hide their thing that they struggled in school to their parents. You should always tell the truth.
Text evidence:
1. Mia told to her friends that she failed spanish class and told them before her parents
2. She hided from her parents, and they were mad that she hided or lied to them
3.After that, Mia's stepdad helped her spanish, and Mia is now good in spanish
I enjoyed this book, because it talks about how Mia is bad in spanish and now she is good in spanish.
My favorite part is when Mia's spanish teacher is mad that Mia forgot to do her Spanish homework and her spanish teacher called her parents, because it will show that Mia is a bad child.
March 25, 2012
First let me say that I absolutely love this series, and I recommend it to all readers, but especially if your tween is a bit of a slow reader. The plots are engaging, fun, and full of cupcakes! Each novel focuses on one of four characters, and her troubles, which might seem silly to adults, really plays to their intended audience. What more could a tween reader want?
In this installment, the sixth in the series, the focus is on Mia. She has a bit of a problem and is unsure of how to solve it. School is important to her, but when her parents let the cat out of the bag - Mia can speak Spanish - it's decided that she should take an advanced class in the language. The problem? Speaking it and reading/writing it are two very different things.
Not only that, but her mom has recently re-married, and she wants to stay fair to her father. Is inviting her step-dad to parent/teacher night the right thing to do? And does her mom forget to make sure to include her father in the conversations as well?
With the Cupcake Club sprinkled in with the plot, Mia must figure out how to solve her problems while keeping it all together.
In this installment, the sixth in the series, the focus is on Mia. She has a bit of a problem and is unsure of how to solve it. School is important to her, but when her parents let the cat out of the bag - Mia can speak Spanish - it's decided that she should take an advanced class in the language. The problem? Speaking it and reading/writing it are two very different things.
Not only that, but her mom has recently re-married, and she wants to stay fair to her father. Is inviting her step-dad to parent/teacher night the right thing to do? And does her mom forget to make sure to include her father in the conversations as well?
With the Cupcake Club sprinkled in with the plot, Mia must figure out how to solve her problems while keeping it all together.
March 29, 2019
The book, Mia´s Baker´s Dozen by Coco Simon is a book about Mia´s mom getting remarried and has to go to her dad´s house on the weekends. But she is having trouble in Spanish class because she does not know how to write in Spanish even though her parents and herself can speak it. She is about to fail Spanish class when all of her parents find out, so they pitch in to help her. But will this help? Will Mia pass Spanish class?
April 23, 2012
Still enjoying the series. I love the way the series is dealing with issues dealing with the girls growing up. This one dealt more with friendship isssues than cupcakes. The cupcakes are still present but they are more in the background. I have so much fun reading this series. They are such fun and quick reads.
December 21, 2012
It kinda annoys me that in these books, It's always about somebody hiding something from SOMEBODY because they are either to scared to do anything, procrastinating, or think they can do it all by themselves. Their like, what? 11, 12? It's kinda ridiculous for me when they continue to put it off (talking to a parent,etc). 4 stars!
October 16, 2016
I'm always looking for series for students. Read the first five a while back and read this now. I keep thinking this series will be Baby-sitters Club "esque," but it's not. It's cute and focused but they all tend to be a bit repetitive and not as much realistic. Would still recommend it to young girls. Would be good for some younger advanced readers.
March 31, 2014
I loved this series at first, being a tween and all... I was getting sick of this series after about 4 books and I decided I would read 5. It was amazing.. Then I read 6. It was the last straw for me and I hated it.
June 3, 2014
Mia is sad when her parents get a divorce. This book is interesting and it entertained me I liked the parts when she was in Spanish class because she made me nervous for her. It also talked about building a strong friendship. I really liked this book
April 9, 2018
I thought this book was great! It was a great mixture of everyday teen pressure, from worries about things that don't matter or exist, to an explosion of friendships and commitments. One of my favourites in the series.
March 9, 2012
Loved the message in this book about step-parents.
August 27, 2012
This book is good to read
October 24, 2013
I love these little books! It reminds me of great memories growing up.This is a great middle grade read for the gals. Give it a read.
May 16, 2014
mia should know that she is lucky to have 2 dads. some have 1 or none but she has 2 she is lucky
October 5, 2015
it good
October 13, 2015
Mia's failing Spanish, even though she used to speak it. She could speak ok but couldn't read or write it.
March 20, 2017
i love all of the cupcake diaries! they're the best series ever!
January 2, 2019
I love all of Mia's books and this one was no different!
October 18, 2024
This book's central focus is Mia. Mia's life is just getting settled into her new normal. She has found the perfect balance between school and home life—well, almost. Mia is struggling with the writing aspect of Spanish class. She withholds her struggle from her mom, dad, and stepdad. Eventually, Mia relents and lets all of her parents help her with her Spanish.
Additionally, the cupcake club makes Valentine's Day-themed cupcakes. Overall, this is a cute book. The cupcakes sound delicious. Mia is my favorite character in the series.
Additionally, the cupcake club makes Valentine's Day-themed cupcakes. Overall, this is a cute book. The cupcakes sound delicious. Mia is my favorite character in the series.
December 24, 2020
The theme is love Mia is having a hard time in spanish and is afraid of telling her parents. She tells them and they come up with a way to solve her grade. She finds out how lucky she is to have 2 dads...
June 2, 2020
Amazing!
July 21, 2020
MIAAAA
December 24, 2020
I'm still sorta enjoying these books, but I have a feeling I'll be tired of them by book 33.
Go Mia!
Go Mia!
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January 8, 2021Good
May 29, 2021
Great read. I'm a little tired, so all I'll say right now is that this is a great read and I recommend it. Only 4 stars but I still think it's very good!
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