Evie feels unsettled and sad after her parents divorce, her father remarries and takes the family dog, and his new wife becomes pregnant, but a cooking class and helping the elderly lady next door with her cat give Evie a way to cope with the changes in her life. Includes recipes.

When her best friend Daniel concocts an elaborate plot to ask the new girl at school to the fall dance, Nadine realizes she has fallen for Daniel herself but fears she does not have the courage to tell him how she feels. Includes recipes.

Bria is not happy about being stuck on her aunt and uncle's dairy farm for the summer. Milking cows alongside her cousin Wren? No thanks. Instead, she sticks to mixing up milkshakes in the creamery, where she starts crafting over-the-top shakes like the ones she loved back home in Chicago. Wren, and the customers, aren't impressed. Everyone thinks Bria is just a snobby city girl. There is one person who appreciates the sweet, cold treats: Gabe, her...