The new candy competition has kicked off and Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip are eager to start working on their sweet creations. The four of them are competing in a huge candy contest, the winner of which will have their candy invention distributed in candy stores around the world. Soon, though, it becomes clear that there is something much more serious going on than a friendly candy competition; something that could end the entire candy factory. It is up to them to save the factory - but how can they when they don't know who to trust?
AGE RANGE INTERMEDIATE
Interest Level: ages 10+
Reading Level: ages 12+
THEMES
Candy
Spies
Competition
Drama
Realistic Fiction
Cooking
PTSD
Disability
OVERALL RATING 9/10
Beautiful, exciting, a surprise around every corner, and hard to put down
This book is a beautiful and exciting read. Just when you think you've figured it out, The Candymakers always throws another surprise at you. The kids in these pages come from extremely different backgrounds, each with their own struggles. As they slowly open up to each other, they realize they are not so different after all. Once you get into it, this book is hard to put back down.