Fourteen-year-old Annie, along with her two best friends, tries desperately to save her grandmother's beloved, old-fashioned teashop in Madison, Wisconsin, while she also learns to accept the inevitability of change in life. Includes proverbs, quotations, and brief stories about tea, as well as recipes.

Every day, insect customers line up to dine at the tiny baker's tearoom, but when her ladybug chefs fly away, upending the pristine kitchen, the baker learns an important lesson about friendship.

"En la casa de té de la señora Bylsma, los tres amigos se han encontrado con un cliente muy especial. Un simpático escritor, con una imaginación inmensa, que resulta ser un antiguo compañero de Salami ¿Se alegrará el profesor de esta visita?"--