In 'The Cupid Chronicles,' readers follow thirteen-year-old Willa Havisham as she tackles the challenge of saving her beloved local library from closure. This delightful sequel to 'The Wedding Planner's Daughter' blends the pressures of fundraising with the excitement of first crushes and the complexities of friendship. Willa's best friend, Tina, devises a compatibility test to pair up students for the Midwinter Night's Ball, hoping to raise money and spark romance. The story explores themes of community, perseverance, and the often-humorous journey of young love, making it a heartwarming and engaging read for middle-grade children.
When the only library in Bramble, Cape Cod, announces it's in danger of closing its doors, the town residents have got to raise BIG money and FAST. Thirteen-year-old Willa Havisham must put her crush on Joey Kennelly on the back burner to save the library, but the question is: How? Willa's best friend, Tina, is positive that her compatibility test, expertly designed to match up every girl in school with her "perfect match," will raise the money "and" get everyone paired up for the Midwinter Night's Ball. Willa, an old-fashioned romantic, is not so sure. But with a little help from Shakespeare, a Southern beauty queen, and Cupid himself, romance is striking all over Bramble. Readers will be swooning until the stroke of midnight with this delightful sequel to "The Wedding Planner's Daughter."