I just finished reading this with my 11 year old cousin, Mari. It's a cute story about a girl named Katie who (predictably) loses her friend Callie in the transition to middle school and copes by making cupcakes!

While the narrative of a tough entrance to middle school is oh so common, Simon plays with and mocks some of the tropes. For example, the obnoxious clique members actually call themselves the "Popular Girls Club." Katie and the Cupcake Cure is a sweet, accessible, not particularly nuanced but still funny middle-grade story.