![]() ![]() Finally, there is Philip, who arrives at the competition clad in a suit-and-tie. She is super-strong, arrives on horse one day, and is often found randomly reading a romance novel out loud. Then there is Miles, a quiet, bookish boy who talks about the afterlife and has some unusual allergies. Everyone thinks that he has an advantage in the competition due to his upbringing, but he just wants to be like everyone else. Logan has the rare gift of being able to figure out ingredients by taste alone. You first meet Logan, the only child of the Candymakers, who own and operate the Life is Sweet factory where the four kids will get to create their masterpieces. ![]() The concept of this story is that four 12 year-olds have entered a contest to create the next big thing in the candy world. When it came in, simply reading the intro on the book flap was enough to hook me and J. ![]() That was enough of a ringing endorsement for me to reserve a copy at my local library. Lemoncello’s Library, one of my favorite bloggers, Pragmatic Mom, suggested that we also read The Candymakers. I can tell you, in the last number of months I have read enough fabulous middle-grade fiction to know that anyone who misses these books is missing out.Īfter my 8 year old read Escape From Mr. Perhaps they think the writing isn’t as deep as books written for adults. ![]() Perhaps they think it is too juvenile for them. Adults often shy away from reading fiction aimed at children. ![]()
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