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"The Great Francie Freewater, Baker Extraordinaire" enters her celebrity crush's baking contest. Not only doesn't she win first place, she also fears that she may lose her best friend to the new girl at school. Francie is thus forced to reassess her relationships and the reality of achieving her dream. Francie's emotions are heartfelt, if distractingly exaggerated.