The Candy Shop War
by:
Brandon Mull (author)
What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills. (Imagine what your pet would say!) Four young friends, Nate,...
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What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills. (Imagine what your pet would say!) Four young friends, Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon, are befriended by Belinda White, the owner of a new candy shop on Main Street. However, the gray-haired, grandmotherly Mrs. White is not an ordinary candy maker. Her confections have magical side effects. Purposefully, she invites the kids on a special mission to retrieve a hidden talisman under Mt. Diablo Elementary School. However, Mrs. White is not the only magician in town in search of the ancient artifact rumored to be a fountain of youth. She is aware that Mr. Stott, the not-so-ordinary ice cream truck driver, has a few tricks of his own.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781590387832 (159038783X)
Publish date: September 11th 2007
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Pages no: 404
Edition language: English
Series: The Candy Shop War (#1)
What a fun story!Magic candy that gives you super powers? Good guys vs. bad guys....with enough misdirection to keep you guessing if you're actually cheering for the right side? Treasure hunting? Learning to handle bullies? Learing to appreciate your parents? Having best friends? Making hard d...
The plot was smooth, things progressing such that I could not imagine it going any other way. The idea of candies allowing you to gain superpowers was absolutely mind-blowing and I loved every minute of reading it.Then the puzzles came. Oh the puzzles! I have gushed on puzzles before. I have mention...
What if there were magic candies? Candies that could give you youth or old age, the gift of persuasion or flight? This enchanting idea is explored in Mull's stand-alone novel about four friends and the summer they spend amid magicians, charmed chocolates and bewitched secrets and the adventures they...
Brandon Mull has quickly become one of my favorite authors. I'll read anything he writes!