Katie's+book+report

**Name: Date:** 12/7/09 __ **Book Report** __ **Directions: Answer all 8 of the questions/statements in complete sentences. Feel free to add a related picture to your report.** **1.** ** What is the title of your book and who is the author?** The title is The Cupcake Queen and the author is Heather Hepler.

**2.** ** Name and describe two main characters.** Two main characters are Penny and Tally. Penny is very sad that she is moving to Hog's Hollow, because she liked where she lives. She is embarssed that everyone at her new school makes fun of her. Tally is Penny's new friend. She is very smart, sensative, and also nice. She always helps Penny when she needs it.

  **  3. Write a summary of your book. ** A girl nmaed Penny moves to a small town called Hog's Hollow. She moves becuase her mom is opening a new bakery called The Cupcake Queen. Penny is very dissapointed that she is moving, because she really enjoys it in New York. She does not want to leave her house, and her friends too. Once she gets in the car to her new home, the first thing her mom wants to do is start the bakery. Her mom was told to make cupcakes for her friend's daughter's birthday. The girl's name is Charity, and it turns out she's the most popular girl in the whole school. Penny wants to be her friend, until she notices that Charity does not like her. As Penny first walked into her new school, everyone was looking at her. In French class, the teacher called her Pen Knee. Now everyone calls her that, which really annoyies her. She soon meets a girl name Tally, the only one who doesn't call her Pen Knee. They become friends, and Tally became a big part of the story. At the end, Tally and Penny put revenge on Charity and her little "possy". You would only know what happens if you read the book!

What makes the book good is that the book is also about her mom owning a bakery of cupcakes, and I LOVE cupcakes. **Big Question #2: What would make this book better?** As a critic, it’s important to be honest. And honestly, some parts of some books are pretty bad. I think at the end of the book, Charity and Penny should become friends, instead of still hating each other. I think the author should know that I love cupcakes, then she would know how much I love it.
 * The following questions were taken from :** http://www.ttms.org/say_about_a_book/say_about_a_book.htm 
 * Big Question #1: What makes this book good?  **
 * Big Question #3: What’s the one most important thing the author wants you to know?** This is the main idea. It’s almost as though you could squeeze a whole book down to a __single sentence__ and say that’s what it was all about.

**Big Question #4: Why did the writer write this?** Why did the author bother to tell this story? What is it about this particular story that the author thought was so important? Was it just for fun or to teach something? I think she wrote it to teach you that even when you think some things aren't going to turn out well, sometimes they still do for a while.

**Big Question #5: What does the audience need to know to understand and enjoy the book?** In other words, what background knowledge would be good to have prior to reading this book? I think that in order for the audience to enjoy the book, they should know that this is a perfect book for those who are obsessed with cupcakes.