The Candy Shop War
by Brandon Mull
Goodreads Blurb:
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.
Both my boys have read and loved this book - me, too!
Happy Monday!
This sounds cooooool. I love the cover.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree! We have this book and my children and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very cute story.
ReplyDeleteSounds like such a fun book. Who wouldn't love to feel weightless? Both of my children would love this one, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday!
Oh my gosh that looks like so much fun! Who wouldn't want to read a novel with such a rockin' title!
ReplyDeleteI loved this book! I was immediately sucked in and couldn't wait to see what happened. A great middle-grade read for sure.
ReplyDeleteLisa ~ YA Literature Lover
Wow! I bet kids love this premise!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving these middle grade recommendations. Thanks!!
Brandon is my daughter's favorite author. Last week I went to a signing (of a different author) but got a text begging for Brandon's signature. I was sad I had to disappoint her.
ReplyDeleteYou have great taste Shannon!
I've been meaning to read this forever. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book!
ReplyDeleteLooks good. I just might have to get it for my youngest.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a great MG novel!
ReplyDeleteI want to do this if I can ever remember. Alas, chances are slim that I can remember ANYTHING these days.
ReplyDeleteTHE CANDY SHOP WAR, is TOTALLY AWESOME! I love Brandon Mull. What an excellent writer. Here's hoping someone says that about me someday. :)
That sounds like so much fun! My kids liked Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and this sounds right up that alley. Thanks for the heads up.
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Sounds like a great read! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like an enjoyable read. I'd recommend Cosmos by Frank Cotterill Boyce by way of exhange :O)
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ReplyDeletehi miss shannon! i gotta tell you anything thats gotta do with candys gotta be way cool!! im putting that book right on top of my other miss shannon friends book from her review today. yikes if i line up all my wanna reads theyre gonna reach all the way to montana! hooray for mg!
ReplyDelete...hugs from lenny
I've heard a lot about this book, and I loved Fablehaven. I basically just need to stop being so lazy and get it already :)
ReplyDeleteI really have to start checking out the MG section again. I never seem to make it past the YA section. :D
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such a fun read! I have a couple of nieces that would love to read it.
ReplyDeleteI met Brandon Mull at one of his signings. He is sooooo nice. I like this MG Monday idea. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect book for my classroom! Can't believe I don't have it yet! :)
ReplyDeleteA great cover and it sounds a wonderful book to read.
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Hi Shannon .. sounds like there's a few fans here .. your boys, Lenny and one or two readers .. & how great that the boys got to meet Brandon .. cool for the kids being able to talk to the author ..
ReplyDeleteGreat - thank you .. Hilary
I loved this book--and that's saying something, as I didn't like Fablehaven that much. But this? Yes, this was a fabulous book!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book. I like the cover. It is now on my TBR book list.
ReplyDeleteI have this book and I'm actually planning to read it to the kids next. My son's class is obsessed with Fablehaven right now. At least five of them are plowing through the series :)
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