false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256042754m/1113545.jpg 1113545 4 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. 1100537 book 11 9 2007 The Candy Shop War total:2135|5:718|4:817|3:490|2:92|1:18| 2135 8530 3160 640 1 2 false false Tue Apr 22 06:27:40 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 07:01:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 07:37:57 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 22:39:11 -0700 2008
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The intrigue in the book is present ev...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 19:53:27 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 09:06:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 01:42:02 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 01:44:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 01 10:53:52 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 11:06:22 -0700 2009 Fablehaven series, but it's a great example of tight middlegrade writing. The great thing about young adult books, esp. middlegrade, is that they shouldn't wander off onto tangents. Everything written is essential to the plot...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 19:53:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 20:00:21 -0800 2009
Brandon Mull spins a captivating tale about a sweet old candy shop owner who befriends some neighborhood kids and eventually starts giving them magic candy. As I read this to my kids and sta...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 11:57:47 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:08:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 13:29:28 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:10:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 23:45:33 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 23:54:37 -0700 2009
The writing and characters are not as deep as Fablehaven, but...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 17:50:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 14:37:15 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:50:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 21:31:42 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 09:27:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 14:07:06 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 14:21:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:55:39 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 11:35:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1113545