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The Magic Cake Shop

Meika Hashimoto (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AbandonmentEmotional Abuse

Positive tags

FriendshipMentor FigureHopeful EndingHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMentor FigureComing of AgeHidden MagicFound Family

Themes

BelongingFamily vs Chosen FamilyMagic in Everyday LifeResilienceFinding Home

Synopsis

When ten-year-old Emma Burblee's beautiful but snobbish parents banish her to Nummington for the summer with her loathsome Uncle Simon, she is befriended by the seemingly magical town baker, Mr. Crackle, who soon becomes a target of Simon and his associate.

Is The Magic Cake Shop appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle middle grade fantasy about a neglected girl finding friendship and magic in an unexpected place. Mild peril from antagonists threatening the baker, but overall hopeful and heartwarming.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include emotional abuse and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy Emma's magical summer adventure and her friendship with the mysterious baker who might have real magic.

Tags

Contemporary FantasySmall Town MagicWhimsical