Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.

Siblings Jack and Anna decide to surprise their father with cupcakes for his birthday, but when ingredients begin falling into the cupcake batter they have no idea how the treats will turn out.

The girls of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes are feeling sentimental about the end of elementary school, especially after Principal Fontina asks Kylie to create a PLC junior club to live on at Blakely.

Alexis Becker loves to organize and plan and set goals, which is why she is in charge of the business end of the Cupcake Club. But when she suddenly develops a major crush on Matt Taylor - who happens to be Emma's brother - things get a little disorganized.

Confession: Breaking up with my best friend is harder than I thought. . . . Hayley, her little sister, Chloe, and their mom have finally settled into their new home above their Gran's tea shop. But things at school aren't so peachy. Hayley's former best friend, Artie, is back in the picture and getting between Hayley and her new pal Meghan. Artie and Meghan are like oil and water -- they just don't mix! This looks like another recipe for disaster!...

"Libby hosts a puppy party for her friends and their dogs. With the help of her friend Rosa and little brother, Libby decorates, stuffs goody bags and bakes delicious cupcakes. But when they realize they've forgotten an important ingredient, they use science to solve the problem just in the nick of time"--

When Kylie tells her friend Lexi that she wishes she had someone to go the the dance with, a secret admirer begins to leave notes and gifts in her locker.

Delaney's best friends in Peace, Love, and Cupcakes support her bid to run for class president, but when Delaney's demands start infringing on PLC's ability to get out their orders on time, things start to get out of hand.

"Babymouse eats all the cookies intended for Santa, makes cupcakes to replace them, then eats the cupcakes"--

In the midst of the excitement of Jenna's mom's wedding in Las Vegas, for which the girls of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes are making a giant wedding cupcake tower, Jenna begins to worry about changes the marriage may bring.