The Candymakers
Readers rate it 3.8 (33 on Hardcover)
453 pages · Released 2010 · Little, Brown
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The Candymakers is a heartwarming middle-grade adventure centered on friendship, competition, and self-discovery with no significant content concerns. Four twelve-year-old characters compete in a candy-making contest while learning about each other's secrets and vulnerabilities. The story emphasizes teamwork, honesty, and understanding others' perspectives, making it ideal for readers seeking feel-good fiction with genuine emotional depth.
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When four twelve-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never leaving his parents' Life Is Sweet candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process. When four twelve-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never leaving his parents' Life Is Sweet candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
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- Secrets
- Juvenile fiction
- Contests
- Friendship
- Candy
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Contests, fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- nyt:paperback-books=2011-12-25
- New York Times bestseller
- Fantasy
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ISBN 9780316002585 · Little, Brown