About This Book
Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes follows thirteen-year-old best friends Olivia, Kate, and Georgia as a Valentine's Day blizzard keeps them indoors. To combat boredom and bring cheer, they decide to bake and distribute fortune cookies to their neighbors in their Brooklyn apartment building. As the cookies mysteriously reveal truths, the girls confront secrets they've been keeping from each other, navigate crushes, and learn important lessons about honesty, empathy, and the enduring power of friendship. This heartwarming chapter book is perfect for tween girls navigating the complexities of middle school friendships and first crushes, offering a gentle exploration of communication and community.
When a snowstorm keeps thirteen-year-old best friends Olivia, Kate, and Georgia inside their Brooklyn, New York, apartment building on Valentine's Day, they connect with their neighbors by distributing homemade fortune cookies and uncover one another's secrets along the way.
Concepts
Friendship & LoyaltySelf-Confidence & IdentityHonesty & IntegrityLove & FamilyEmpathy & KindnessCuriosity & WonderJoy & GratitudeLoneliness & BelongingResilience & PerseveranceCreativity & ImaginationTeamwork & CollaborationMaking FriendsGrowing UpBeing DifferentPeer PressureFriendship & SocialMysteryHolidays & SeasonalCooking & Food
Discussion Prompts
1
How do Olivia, Kate, and Georgia show what it means to be a good friend?
2
Why do you think the girls kept secrets from each other at first? How did revealing them change things?
3
If you could bake fortune cookies for your neighbors, what kind of fortunes would you want them to receive?
4
How did the girls' actions help their neighbors feel less lonely on Valentine's Day?
5
What did you learn about communication and honesty from reading this story?
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