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The Candymakers
by Wendy Mass
The book starts out very much like a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which I found annoying but my son most definitely did not. As it continues, some of the most important plot twists also seem stolen from other movies and books. (I'm not going to list them here or I'd have to mark this review for spoilers, some of the connections are that obvious.) However, I found myself mostly forgiving the story for this, because 1) I'm not the target age, and 2) it develops its own, standalone story that is quite different from those others.
My going-into-2nd-grade son loved this story. He read it before me. Once I read it, I regretted letting him read it at this age, instead of waiting until he was a bit older. There are some parts of the book that were darker than I really wanted him thinking about at this age. He reassures me he is fine with it. But then he'll start talking about questions that were raised for him by reading this, that I feel he would have been better prepared to face when he was a little older.
I think this is an excellent book for upper elementary and middle school aged children (and up). Be prepared to want to figure out how to make the signature lunch/dinner item that is featured.
My son says 5 stars. I'm vacillating between 4 and 5 stars. I definitely enjoyed the book, even as an adult.
My going-into-2nd-grade son loved this story. He read it before me. Once I read it, I regretted letting him read it at this age, instead of waiting until he was a bit older. There are some parts of the book that were darker than I really wanted him thinking about at this age. He reassures me he is fine with it. But then he'll start talking about questions that were raised for him by reading this, that I feel he would have been better prepared to face when he was a little older.
I think this is an excellent book for upper elementary and middle school aged children (and up). Be prepared to want to figure out how to make the signature lunch/dinner item that is featured.
My son says 5 stars. I'm vacillating between 4 and 5 stars. I definitely enjoyed the book, even as an adult.