For as long as Katie can remember, it's just been her and her mom. But that's about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she's never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie's not sure she's ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie's counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.

"Alexis is the clear leader of the Cupcake Club: She's organized, punctual, and happy to take on the stuff like scheduling, budgets, invoicing, and the things that the other girls don't really want to do. In other words, the "unfun" things. But one day Alexis feels particularly unappreciated and informs the Cupcake Club that she is no longer in charge! After deadlines get missed and supplies aren't bought, the girls realize they definitely need a...

"When Mia arrives at her new school, she has to decide between the Popular Girls Club and the Cupcake Club; but the choice makes her feel like she's choosing between her divorced parents and she wants to mix things up instead of being stuck in the middle"--Title verso page.

Mia tries to make friends with Olivia, the new girl, but when Olivia makes fun of the other Cupcake Club girls and tells Mia she shouldn't hang out with them, Mia must make a decision about her new friendship.

When Alexis develops a crush on Emma's brother, she decides to approach this new feeling in her usual organized manner by conducting research and developing a plan.

All of Katie's friends in the Cupcake Club have outside interests, so Katie sets out to find an extracurricular activity, but when she makes the softball team, Katie realizes that team sports are harder than she expected.