No Cream Puffs
by Karen Day

    NO CREAM PUFFS by Karen Day
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  5/13/08
    Publisher:  Wendy Lamb
    Reviewed by:  Michaela Pallante aka "Mickey"
    Rating:  5 Stars


     Madison is one stressed out twelve-year-old.

    This summer will be her first playing baseball for the town league. That may not be such a big deal if she wasn't the
    first girl in the town to do it.
                   
    Madison is really good at baseball and loves to play it because it's fun. However, after the first few games, the fun
    part becomes harder and harder to find. The crowds of people coming to watch the games get bigger and there are
    articles in the newspaper calling her names like "trailblazer."                

    All of the attention is making Madison nervous, and since she's in a fight with her best friend, Sara, she has no one
    she can talk to about it. Well, except for the ex-rockstar who's staying next door.               

    NO CREAM PUFFS is a great coming-of-age tale that young girls will love. Karen Day knows exactly what girls
    are going through and how to get the message through that you're not alone.