Mia and James are getting married! When a tight budget means no wedding cake, Mia’s sister Holly plans a surprise…

When Holly's sister announces her engagement, wedding planning begins in earnest. But a tight budget means missing out on some wedding essentials – like the cake! Holly decides to put her baking skills to the test and surprise the happy couple with 1000 cupcakes! What could possibly go wrong?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.

Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation. She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children’s Book Award and the Smarties Prize. She lives near Coventry with her husband.