Nicole+Te





A girl named Penny's parents decide to take a break from each other. She and her mom decide to open a bakery, they move to Hog Hollow and own a bakery with Penny's grandmother. Penny is not very happy about moving. Penny becomes friends with a girl named Tally, but mean girls, Charity and her friends tease Penny. Tally and Penny both have similar situations with parents, and they have a lot of trouble with letting their emotions out. Read the book to see what happens with Penny at school, her parent’s divorce, and more.



__Q__: What are the positives and negatives to working collaboratively when trying to solve a problem? __Positive__: You have more people to think of ideas. __Ex:__ In the story when Penny's parents were getting divorced, they had to decide what to do with Penny, and things like that. Her parents had to work together to figure out what is best for Penny and they had to make a lot of decisions. __Negative__: Not everyone will Always agree. __Ex:__ When Penny and her mom moved to Hog Hollow Penny really didn't want to. They both couldn't agree, but they were trying to solve the problem of their parents "break" from each other.

Determining Importance I chose this reading strategy because I have trouble with writing short summaries,I sometimes write down the wrong details. I used this determining importance by writing down things that i thought were important. I wrote down the example, and why i though it was important. Ex: When Tally changes her looks and becomes more girly, so that she can win the beauty pageant. I think that this is important because maybe Charity will want to become friends with Tally because she is prettier. If they become friends, the whole book will change. Ex: Tally and Penny find out that Penny's mom was in a pageant and she beat Charity's mom every time. I think that this is important because maybe that is the reason why Charity is mean to Penny. Also maybe that is why Charity cares so much about being in pageants. Ex: Penny's mom told Penny that they would be opening a bakery. I think that this is important because the book is called __Cupcake Queen__, so i think that the bakery will be an important place in the book. Determining Importance helped me with my reading by helping me understand the book better. I payed better attention to important details that might mean a lot, instead of every little detail. This strategy also helped me because instead of just thinking about the most important details, I had to also think about why it is important to the book.