Katie Sprinkles & Surprises [Paperback]

The Cupcake Club comes to Katie’s defense when a surprise at school leads to unfair gossip.

When Katie’s mom says it’s time for Katie to meet her new boyfriend, Katie is excited and nervous. She thinks she’s prepared, but she’s shocked instead. Her mom’s boyfriend is Jeff Green—as in Mr. Green, a math teacher in her grade! Katie tries to act as normal as possible, but when mean girl Olivia finds out, she tells everyone that Katie is getting special treatment because her mom is dating a teacher. How can Katie stop Olivia and deal with all the new events in her life? It’s the Cupcake Club to the rescue, as Katie’s friends come to her defense, including an unexpected ally.Katie Sprinkles & Surprises

CHAPTER 1

Mia, My Personal Adviser

Make them stop!” I cried, laughing. “They’re tickling my nose! I’m going to sneeze!”

But my best friend, Mia, can be a little harsh sometimes. “But they like you!” she protested, doubled over giggling.

I was sleeping over at Mia’s house, and even though she has a perfectly comfortable brand-new bed, she spread out her sleeping bag on the floor next to mine, so we could hang out and talk. But whenever anyone lies on the floor, Mia’s little fluffy dogs, Tiki and Milkshake, think that it’s playtime. So both of them were dancing around my face, sniffing me and licking my nose.

“Seriously, Mia!” I pleaded. “Call off your ferocious beasts!”

“Okay! Okay!” Mia got up and scooped up one wriggling dog in each arm. “Sorry, babies. Katie doesn’t want to play with you.”

She dropped them out the door and then l#C