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Maddie is having coffee with her stressed out older sister at a local coffee shop when she spills her pumpkin spice latte all over the very cute Jacob. He's got a good sense of humor about it... and amazing blue eyes. When school starts and Maddie gets together with her best friends Jana, Torielle and Katie, she's about to confess her crush when Jana announces that SHE likes Jacob. Not only that, but one of their frenemies, Fiona, is Jacob's cousin. Jacob and Lukas start eating lunch with the girls, mainly because Jacob seems to like Maddie, but she sticks to the best friend code and doesn't encourage him. Well, not a lot. They end up working on a debate project at school, and are on the con side of the issue of video surveillance while Jana and Fiona are on the pro side. Maddie's grades slip, and she almost has to miss Jana's birthday party because her parents are so angry, but she does extra credit and manages to be allowed to go. She helps Jana decorate Jacob's locker for his birthday, which makes up for the fact that Maddie spends the afternoon at the library with Jacob on his birthday. Eventually, Jana finds out, and is so embarrassed that she refuses to talk to Maddie. Can the two friends patch things up, and what will happen with Maddie and Jacob?
Strengths: This. This is middle school. These are the concerns that many middle schoolers have. Boys. Friends. Failing pop quizzes. First crushes. Meeting a boy to study. The covers on this series are amazing. Middle school girls love to read romance books, but some of my 6th graders just don't need a lot of details that YA authors include. These are similar to the Darling Crush series, but with MUCH better covers.
Weaknesses:Realistically overly dramatic, which sort of annoyed me as an adult, but is absolutely true to life. The characters are very privileged, but are at least somewhat ethnically diverse. (Maddie is part Cuban, Jana is Indian, Torielle is African-American (and the brainy one of the group), and Katie is the token blonde. But if we want books that represent all of our students, we still need some books about middle class children, right? The biggest complaint my students have is that they want books about African American characters who don't live in the inner city.
What I really think: Since Follett only has them in paperback or Follett Bound, I'm using an Amazon gift card a grandparent donated and ordering these in hard back. They will see a TON of wear!


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Pumpkin Spice Secrets A Swirl Novel Hillary Homzie 9781510730076 Books Reviews

This review originally appeared on herestohappyendings.com.

I was having a really hard time getting into a book - I was actually in the middle of four or five books when I picked up Pumpkin Spice Secrets. I wasn't sure why this one would be any different in getting me out of reading slump, but with the cover and the synopsis, this book just sounded incredibly cozy and exactly what I needed.

So Sky Pony Press has come out with this new line of middle grade novels in a series called "Swirl Novels," with each one featuring a pretty picture of a yummy drink on the cover and a sweet story inside, each focusing on crushes and friendships. This sounds like such an awesome idea, and while the covers are so much fun - bright colors, fun titles - what we're really after is the content, right? You don't want an overly cheesy middle grade book that is just completely full of fluff and nothing else. That's where these perfect middle grade novels come in. Sure, they're light, fun, and a bit on the fluffy side, but they also have deep lessons buried inside. In the case of Pumpkin Spice Secrets, it's that friendship is the most important thing you can have when you're entering middle school, so it's important to try and protect it above all else.

One random morning before seventh grade begins, Maddie and her older sister go to a small coffee shop in town, where her sister says she wants to talk to Maddie about what things are going to go on during the school year - with her classes, friends, etc. However, what happens when they get there couldn't be anything like what Maddie had anticipated. When she orders her iced coffee (pumpkin spice!), she accidentally turns around and spills the coffee on a cute boy - Jacob. Of course Jacob is sweet about it, and Maddie finds out that he is going to be going to the same school now, and she instantly develops a crush on him.

However, before she can tell her friends, including her best friend, Jana, Jana informs them that Jacob is her new crush, and she thinks he's super cute and awesome. Since she doesn't want to break their BFF code, which states that they won't crush on each other's crushes, Maddie keeps the secret to herself.

When seventh grade starts and Maddie finds herself having a harder and harder time keeping the secret to herself, she isn't sure what she should do - should she tell Jana and hope for the best, or secretly pray that Jana's interest in Jacob goes away as quickly as it does with all the other boys she's crushed on in the past?

"I can't become that girl. I can't become a Betrayer and an ex-best friend. A lump grows in my throat. If I don't say anything at all about Jacob, I prevent the possibility of being a traitor. I know what happens when you go against Jana. Like Fiona, I'd get totally cut off."

It doesn't help that she and Jacob end up paired up for a big debate project - and that Jana has been talking to Fiona, her ex-best friend. How much longer can Maddie hide the fact that she has been texting and crushing on Jacob so that she doesn't ruin her relationship with her best friend?

This book was incredibly charming. The characters, the plot, the friendships - they were all great and brought the story together. I can see a lot of middle graders falling in love with Maddie and Jacob, and the friendship that Maddie and Jana share. That was my favorite aspect of the book - the amazing and sweet friendship that the two of them had that reminded me of my own time in seventh grade. The bond that was between Maddie and Jana is such an amazing one, and this book reminds everyone that friendship should be the most important thing, even if a cute boy comes along.

I also love how important family was in this book - Maddie and her older sister were really close and spent a lot of time together. I love seeing that in books, particularly middle grade books. I've read a lot of middle grade novels that don't put emphasis on family at all (or simply come up with depressing backstories about the main character's family), so I love that this one was pretty much happy. It was a really fun, cheerful novel.

I really can't wait to check out the other books in the Swirl series, because I have the feeling they're going to be equally as fun and uplifting as Pumpkin Spice Secrets.

Pumpkin Spice Secrets is a fun middle grade crush story that has so much emphasis on friendship that it instantly became one of those books that gave you the warm and cozy feelings inside. It's one of those books that are perfect for a nice chilly fall day or a great book to read during a winter snowstorm. Any way you look at it, Pumpkin Spice Secrets is the kind of book that will fill you with smiles and warmth, especially if you pair it with your own pumpkin spice flavored coffee drink!

Note I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review - thank you!
Great
I had so much fun reading Pumpkin Spice Secrets. Hillary perfectly captures the feeling of being twelve years old and having your first crush. But Maddie has a dilemma her BFF has a crush on the same guy. The author set up perfectly the obstacle, showing how important "belonging" in her clique of friends is to her. This is a light, fun read that will make you realize why you love reading middle grade fiction!
Maddie is having coffee with her stressed out older sister at a local coffee shop when she spills her pumpkin spice latte all over the very cute Jacob. He's got a good sense of humor about it... and amazing blue eyes. When school starts and Maddie gets together with her best friends Jana, Torielle and Katie, she's about to confess her crush when Jana announces that SHE likes Jacob. Not only that, but one of their frenemies, Fiona, is Jacob's cousin. Jacob and Lukas start eating lunch with the girls, mainly because Jacob seems to like Maddie, but she sticks to the best friend code and doesn't encourage him. Well, not a lot. They end up working on a debate project at school, and are on the con side of the issue of video surveillance while Jana and Fiona are on the pro side. Maddie's grades slip, and she almost has to miss Jana's birthday party because her parents are so angry, but she does extra credit and manages to be allowed to go. She helps Jana decorate Jacob's locker for his birthday, which makes up for the fact that Maddie spends the afternoon at the library with Jacob on his birthday. Eventually, Jana finds out, and is so embarrassed that she refuses to talk to Maddie. Can the two friends patch things up, and what will happen with Maddie and Jacob?
Strengths This. This is middle school. These are the concerns that many middle schoolers have. Boys. Friends. Failing pop quizzes. First crushes. Meeting a boy to study. The covers on this series are amazing. Middle school girls love to read romance books, but some of my 6th graders just don't need a lot of details that YA authors include. These are similar to the Darling Crush series, but with MUCH better covers.
WeaknessesRealistically overly dramatic, which sort of annoyed me as an adult, but is absolutely true to life. The characters are very privileged, but are at least somewhat ethnically diverse. (Maddie is part Cuban, Jana is Indian, Torielle is African-American (and the brainy one of the group), and Katie is the token blonde. But if we want books that represent all of our students, we still need some books about middle class children, right? The biggest complaint my students have is that they want books about African American characters who don't live in the inner city.
What I really think Since Follett only has them in paperback or Follett Bound, I'm using an gift card a grandparent donated and ordering these in hard back. They will see a TON of wear!