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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Really great story. Kept my daughter and me feeling surprised and on the edge.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was cute. My 9 year old kept up fine. But it like twice as long as necessary.
Everyone at my house loved this book! I particularly liked how the story unfolded through the same story told from a different narrator. Each voice added new twists and a welcomed perspective that made this story so engaging. This book does deal with some serious and emotional issues but never takes itself too seriously and the candy factory as a backdrop is the perfect way to keep it light and fun! Great recommendation for older elementary and middle school students!
Great YA novel about the power of friendship and the visible and invisible burdens and wounds we all carry. And about candy, lots and lots of candy and candy making. This is a great starter food writing book for kids! Highly recommend to all kids, girls or boys, 8 to 12. Competition, adventure, mystery, spies and intrigue. And candy.
The Candymakers follows four kids (Logan, Daisy, Miles, and Philip) who are competing in a contest to create a new candy. The first four sections from the book are each told from a different kid’s perspective and cover the first two days of the contest, ending at the same point. The next section of the book returns to Logan, and the narrative continues for the remainder of the events in the story. It is a great way for the reader to put together a story with additional information from each perspective. There is a mystery going on, and the kids do work together as the plot thickens.
Read this in 4th or 5th grade.
I've never been a fan of candy, except for when I watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and then when I read this book. Candy is already great, but this book made it exciting.
I've never been a fan of candy, except for when I watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and then when I read this book. Candy is already great, but this book made it exciting.
I just finished this book on Friday-it was our class read-aloud. Even my most "uninterested" students begged for me to read more of the book each day. They loved how the same events were told in different perspectives by each of the 4 contestants. They were so excited to see the pieces of the puzzle fall together as they made the connections based on each new "clue" that arrived in the story. Many came up to me after class to say this was the "best book they've ever read"...and several of those students are self-proclaimed "non-readers". Wish there was a sequel...wish a candy company would create a "harmonicandy" and a "bubbletastic chocorocket"!!
"Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection in the country. Who will invent a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Lightning Chew?Logan, the Candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by touch alone? Miles, the boy who is allergic to merry-go-rounds and the color pink? Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy like it's a feather? Or Philip, the suit-and-tie wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook?
his sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations."
"Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection in the country. Who will invent a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Lightning Chew?Logan, the Candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by touch alone? Miles, the boy who is allergic to merry-go-rounds and the color pink? Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy like it's a feather? Or Philip, the suit-and-tie wearing boy who's always scribbling in a secret notebook?
his sweet, charming, and cleverly crafted story, told from each contestant's perspective, is filled with mystery, friendship, and juicy revelations."
I admit that I chose this book for my classroom based on the cover, thinking it would be appealing with the subject of the story. A couple of kids picked it up, but nobody committed to it, so I took it up for myself. This is a story about a candy making contest, in which 4 kids get to go to work in a candy factory for a few days to try and create the best new confection. It turns out that all of the kids have a past and they are loosely connected to each other, only they don't realize it. The book is broken into 5 sections, with each being narrated by a different character (and then back to the first guy again at the end), so more information is revealed as you get deeper into the story. It has a bit of a mystery to it, but really it's a book about friendship. Very cute, and I wish someone would really invent the Harmonicandy- a chocolate caramel cookie harmonica that you can actually play! After I finished, I presented it to the class and about 8 kids raised their hands to be next to read it. I hope they like it, too!
Loved the dynamic of this book and loved the easy flow it had to the second book.