Books and Baking Virtual Event with Jen Calonita Featuring Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “Off-Side” Soccer Cake Pops
Books and Baking with Jen Calonita!
Virtually join award winning author (and great baker) Jen Calonita live streaming from her kitchen via CBW’s Facebook and YouTube.
This is a brand new season of monthly baking shows that tie together books and their authors with delicious recipes you can make at home. Jen and her famous guests will share fascinating inside stories about some of the best middle grade books around, while you learn how to create fun food.
Look below to see the fantastic lineup of authors who will be baking with Jen in the months ahead. Order the books to make it even more enjoyable.
Please Note: Some books may not be on sale before their event dates.
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About Jen Calonita
Jen Calonita is the New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author of more than forty books for teens and middle grade. Her books have sold more than a million copies and have been translated into 15 languages.
July 8, 2026 Christina Diaz Gonzalez Off-Side Soccer Cake Pops
From the author of the USA Today and Indie bestselling Invisible, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who may just have more in common than they thought.
August 5, 2026 Karina Yan Glaser The Nine Moons of Han Yu & Luli Steamed Dumplings
Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, The Strategist, Book Riot, and more!
September 2, 2026 James Ponti The Sherlock Society Flan
The Sherlock Society goes undercover in the Miami street art scene to find an anonymous graffiti artist in this third book in the hilarious, New York Times-bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award-winning author James Ponti!
October 14, 2026 Kalynn Bayron Olive Oakes & The Haunted Carousel TKWHAT
This new spooky mystery series by New York Times-bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Goosebumps!
Don’t miss these recent Books and Baking Events!
May 13, 2026, 4:00PM Jen Calonita Isle of Ever — Wally’s Cookies
View an archived version of this event!
The highly anticipated second book in the New York Times-bestselling Isle of Ever series by Jen Calonita! The game is far from over! In fact, it’s only just begun.
June 10, 2026 Alyson Gerber The Liars Society Frozen Hot Chocolate
A New York Times-bestselling series! The Inheritance Games and One of Us is Lying for middle grade — an unforgettable mystery featuring a secret society, a mysterious island, and dangerous family secrets.
The Liars Society Frozen Hot Chocolate
- 1 ½ cups chocolate milk
- 1 cup dry hot chocolate mix
- 3-4 cups cubed or crushed ice depending on your blender (recommended: pour chocolate milk into ice cubes, so that your drink doesn’t get watered down!)
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate sprinkles
- Add the milk, hot chocolate mix, and ice (or iced chocolate milk) in that order, to a blender and process until smooth.
- Pour into glasses
- Top with whipped cream
- Decorate