Do you like candy? How much do you like candy? Maybe enough to enter a contest to create the next great sugary confection?
In The Candymakers, by Wendy Mass, twelve-year-olds across America compete to create the next BEST candy. Four intrepid candymakers are assigned to the "Life is Sweet" candy factory, but each has a hidden agenda.
If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Westing Game had a baby, it would be this book. The mystery slowly unravels while the point of view juggles between the contestants. I love the twist at the end that eventually ties the characters together in a time before the contest.
I am afraid to say much more about this charming book, for fear of giving away a clue to the ending. Don't be scared of this thick book, it is detailed, but who can resist such delicious descriptions!!
If Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Westing Game had a baby, it would be this book. The mystery slowly unravels while the point of view juggles between the contestants. I love the twist at the end that eventually ties the characters together in a time before the contest.
I am afraid to say much more about this charming book, for fear of giving away a clue to the ending. Don't be scared of this thick book, it is detailed, but who can resist such delicious descriptions!!
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