"Lindsay Cooper is about to start middle school. In her free time, she works at her family's restaurant, The Park View, handing out the world's most delicious donuts at the Donut Dreams counter. Her grandmother started the counter as a way to send Lindsay's dad to college, and Lindsay wants to use her job the same way--to make her dream of going to school far away from her small town a reality. Home feels different ever since Lindsay's mom passed...

Lindsay struggles with jealousy and self-esteem issues when satisfaction with her work at her parents' restaurant is challenged by a glamorous and exciting class newcomer whose family has just opened a rival bakery.