Donut Dreams Books in Order
Part ofCoco Simon Books in OrderBrowse all the Donut Dreams books by Coco Simon in order, with story summaries, reading tips, and series background about Lindsay's donut-shop family and their small-town hopes and worries.
Last updated: December 19, 2025
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Publication Order
8 books
Ready to Roll!
by Coco Simon
2021
In this Donut Dreams story, a young worker at the Donut Dreams counter takes on new responsibilities at the restaurant just as school and family demands heat up, and she has to find a way to keep her goals rolling forward without wiping out.
Donut Goals
by Coco Simon
2021
A talented soccer player from the Donut Dreams family is excited about a college scout’s visit—until cruel comments about her skills and appearance shake her confidence. With help from friends, family, and plenty of donuts, she fights to reclaim her love of the game.
Donut Delivery!
by Coco Simon
2021
When the Donut Dreams crew launches a delivery service, what seems like an easy way to grow the business quickly becomes complicated. Wrong addresses, late orders, and hurt feelings push one determined kid to learn when to say no and when to ask for backup.
Ready, Set, Bake!
by Coco Simon
2020
A big baking competition connected to Donut Dreams pushes a perfectionist baker to her limits. As the pressure rises, she has to remember why she loved baking in the first place and accept that mistakes don’t have to ruin the whole batch.
Family Recipe
by Coco Simon
2020
In the Donut Dreams world, a treasured family recipe becomes the center of a tug-of-war between relatives with very different ideas about tradition and change. One girl must find a way to honor the past while still baking a future that feels like her own.
A Donut for Your Thoughts
by Coco Simon
2020
Working the Donut Dreams counter gives one thoughtful kid a front-row seat to everyone else’s problems. When she starts quietly trying to fix them all, she discovers that even the best listener can’t carry every burden alone.
So Jelly!
by Coco Simon
2019
A Donut Dreams cousin battles serious jealousy when a friend seems to have everything—talent, attention, and endless opportunities. Working on new jelly-filled creations helps her see that her own gifts are just as real, even if they look different.
Hole in the Middle
by Coco Simon
2019
Lindsay Cooper spends her days handing out donuts at her family’s restaurant and dreaming of a bigger life. Starting middle school without her mom, who died two years earlier, she leans on cousins, friends, and Donut Dreams as she figures out her own future.
Series background & context
Donut Dreams shifts the focus from cupcakes to donuts and from the suburbs to a tight-knit small town. The series begins with Lindsay Cooper, who spends most of her free time at her family’s restaurant, The Park View, working the Donut Dreams counter that her grandmother started years ago. The donut business once helped send Lindsay’s dad to college; now Lindsay hopes it can help her save for her own dream of going away to school in a bigger, busier city.
Life at The Park View is busy and crowded. Lindsay’s grandparents are deeply involved in running the restaurant, her dad experiments with new donut flavors, and her uncle and aunt handle the ordering and accounting. Cousins and siblings drift in and out of the kitchen, and regulars fill the booths. For Lindsay, the restaurant is both comforting and a little suffocating—especially after the death of her mom, which has left a quiet ache beneath all the bustle.
Each book in the series zooms in on a different member of this extended circle: cousins who feel overshadowed, friends trying out for sports teams, kids wrestling with confidence at school, or someone struggling to keep a big change from tearing friendships apart. The Donut Dreams counter links their stories, whether they’re serving customers before dawn, decorating pink donuts with rainbow sprinkles, or hiding in the back to talk through a bad day.
Food is important here, but it’s always tied to feelings. Donuts show up at school events, town festivals, and quiet moments when someone needs cheering up. The books touch on grief, economic worries, and big decisions about the future, but they balance those heavier notes with warm family scenes, funny mishaps, and the steady rhythm of a family business that keeps going even when life gets complicated.
Readers can start with Hole in the Middle, where Lindsay’s story sets the tone, and then follow the other books in any order. Each one stands on its own while adding another layer to the community around Donut Dreams. If you like stories about big families, small towns, and kids figuring out how to hang on to their dreams, this series serves that up—with plenty of sugar on top.
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