The Candymakers
In the town of Spring Haven, four children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking contest of a lifetime. Who will make a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew?Logan, the candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by feel...
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In the town of Spring Haven, four children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking contest of a lifetime. Who will make a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew?Logan, the candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by feel alone?Miles, the boy allergic to rowboats and the color pink?Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy as if it were a feather?Philip, the suit-and-tie-wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook?This sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316002592 (0316002593)
ASIN: 316002593
Publish date: October 3rd 2011
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
**Middle Grade Novel** This novel was rather... unexpected. The bulk of this 453 page read is divided into four sections-one section each to retell the story from the main characters' POVs. It starts with Logan's POV. Logan is the candymaker's son and was the logical choice of narrator. The st...
Another one I read a bit of aloud and then...I don't know. Did Tash finish it?
2 1/2 stars. I thought I would love this book, but I only liked it. The premise sounded wonderful and I enjoy a good middle grades read, but this fell below my expectations. I loved all the parts about candy and the factory (which, to be honest, was a large chunk of the book), but somewhere along t...
Wendy Mass is an amazing authos. Two of her books, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life and Every Soul a Star are some of my favorite young adult stories. The Candymakers, her latest book is targeted for the middle grade audience and is a combination of Every Soul a Star and the classic, Charlie an...