Hayley's life hasn't exactly been a piece of cake, and now there's even more change in store: an adorable new puppy, a possible new school, and a new baking challenge--a wedding cake for her grandmother's big day!

When Hayley's former best friend, Artie, starts coming between Hayley and her new friend, Meghan, Hayley tries to avoid a recipe for disaster.

"Mackenzie Miler has big goals. For instance, conquering seventh grade--with projects. There's the Mom Project (finding her mom a boyfriend--even if she says she's not interested), the Friend project (win back the BFFs who dumped her and make a new friend), and the Band project (so what if she's never planned a fundraiser? How hard can it be?). But finding real-life romance is a lot more complicated than her mom's favorite movies make it look. And...

Hayley's world is far from perfect: Her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister, Chloe, are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes -- and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend, Artie, start drifting apart, she realizes that it's going to take more than sugar and spice to make things nice.

"Lighting McQueen is a hotshot young race car on his way to becoming the Piston Cup champion . . . until he gets impounded in the small town of Radiator Springs. Now McQueen can only spin his wheels, thinking about the big race he's going to miss. But if McQueen can slow down, the townsfolk of Radiator Springs just might teach him that being a champion has more to do with heart than with crossing the finish line first."--