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Penny Lane (The Cupcake Queen) prepares for winter in Hog's Hollow with her mom, grandma, and friends. She's also anxious about her relationship with Marcus; is targeted by an anonymous bully; and helps raise money for an animal shelter. Like life in a small town, the novel is slow paced, but it has a satisfying ending in which the bully is exposed.