Sugar Hero

Princess Candy #1

by Michael Dahl, Jeff Crowther (Illustrator)

On Halo Nightly's eleventh birthday, her Aunt Pandora gives her a collection of jars filled with brightly colored candies. Soon she learns that the candies give her the incredible powers of nature. Halo uses the powers to combat Doozie Hiss, a rival student with superpowered hair.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Superheroes, Childrens

33 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2009

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[H · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fine for what it is - a graphic novel reader for reluctant girl readers in grades 3-6 who are below grade level... Kind of powder puff girl-ish in this origination story telling how Halo Nightly inherited candy that tranforms her into a superhero from an aunt. I think there are girls in the target who will enjoy this series.

[kylee · Rating 4 out of 5]

My childhood

[Madison LibraryBookFamily · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy reader graphic novel about a girl who gains super power by eating candy. My preschool kids loved the simple story and graphics.

[Mestawot]

never read yet

[Zaynab · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love princess candy books make more books about princess candy please and ad a feature where you can actually read the book.

[Dria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like that it has an introduction to all their characters in the story. My favorite is Doozie Hiss I really like her long hair and how it moves.

[Vickey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This comic has a cute and fun art style that helps hide an babyish easy reader inside a cool graphic novel. Great for slower or reluctant readers aged 6-10, I think. Halo gains cool super powers and uses them to keep her nemesis from doing evil. Pretty basic, but fun.

[Kristen Harvey · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Halo receives a birthday present from her Aunt Pandora on her 11th birthday, her life is forever changed. She is given a jar of different colored candies. Soon, she discovers this is no regular candy. Each ones gives her a different power dealing with nature. Finding herself facing off with Doozie, she must use her new candy powers to fight Doozie's superpowered hair!


I love the start to this series - with a play off of the name Pandora from mythology and a box of goodies. The idea of candies that give you superpowers is lots of fun and a bit silly that it will definitely appeal to children. I love the extra goodies at the end of the book. They give a villain profile and make it look like a nutritional fact box you'd find on food. There's also some great puzzlers that have the answers upside down. For the teachers and librarians, there are some great discussion questions, writing prompts and even a glossary for terms children may not know. I also love how appealing these graphic novels look. They really make you stop and look at them because frankly, they look cool and fun.

[Kelly Ketcham]

Positive- A graphic novel intended for girls!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited to find this book because most of the graphic novels I see are aimed at boys or are unisex, however this book has a girl main character and is definitely written more for girls. This would be a great addition to my library because none of my girls are interested in graphic novels but this one might change their mind!

Audience and Applications- This book is probably made for 4th or 5th graders. There is a lot of suspense and mystery in this book and I think this aphid novel would be a great way to teach suspense and why an author uses suspense. My students really struggled with that this year.

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[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love that this series combines being a princess with being a superhero. So many books a girl is just one or the other. Instead of some strange birth defect or nuclear mishap, our girl gets her super powers from candy. This time we get to see water and fire powers. I wonder what other powers she will come up with. Since is is a capstone publication, there is of course discussion questions, writing prompts etc. plus mini bios of the a character.

#BeattheBacklog 2017 CLOAK: A Character receives a gift from an unexpected source

Our Super Hero receives a box of Candy from her deceased aunt for her 11th birthday.

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun intro to a new graphic novel series with a pink-haired girl who becomes a super hero when she eats magical candy that her mysterious Aunt Pandora gave her. The candy is labeled in Spanish words and helps her solve a mystery at school. The pictures are bright cartoons that students love. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

[Tara Strosnider · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing great graphic novel series for girls it's cute adorable and action packed a quick fun read too princess candy is amazing and its so girly and action packed I love princess candy highly recommend it

[Danica Midlil · Rating 1 out of 5]

Inane!

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Flashy and fun, but pretty empty. Adequate, but I think it could have been done much better--both simpler and more substantial.

[∞Bertha _ · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kid read these and I got curious, so I did too. They're pretty good. Cute, modern and with a good message. I really liked the illustrations and their vibrant colors. Great pre-teen read.

[Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

My kids love it - I had to find out why. I am still not sure; but it keeps them wanting more, so that counts for a lot! Graphic novels are not my thing, but 8 year old girls love them.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud (7/17/14)

[Sara Shiwendo]

I love this book