The Secret Cookie Club was a pretty boring and bland read and I can't imagine that it would be enjoyed by kids past third, maybe fourth grade. The challenges that the girls face are rote and uninspired and their voices have no distinction to them. I disliked that the Black boy who Grace tutored was motivated by dancing and of course Grace had no rhythm. I would skip this one.

As a side note, I do not understand the practice of authors rating their own book. I have seen this twice and I am not sure why. It might be more common then I know but it seems that this is not really the role of an author. ( )