Dorrie Meyers is starting fifth grade, the year of the Sweet Semester
baking and essay contest at school. Dorrie is determined to win, but her
cakes fall flat, her cookies look like pancakes, and she learns the hard
way that chocolate-covered gum is NOT a good idea.
Then Dorrie meets her cousin Victor for the first time. Victor is an
immigrant from Europe, and he is about to teach Dorrie that a loving
family and a safe homeland are the sweetest things of all. With some
top-secret tips from Victor's family's bakery and a big slice of
confidence, Dorrie Meyers might just have the yummiest year of her life.