The Candy Shop War

by Brandon Mull

Paperback, 2014

NIST comments:

Y7: "This book is about a group of kids who obtain magical powers by specific candy given by a candy shop owner. Not knowing if she is doing it for the good or evil. As the owner trades the candy to them while they have to accomplish different quests."

Series

The Candy Shop War (1)

Tags

y7_choice, fiction, nist_comments

Genres

Collection

2018 Top Reads Responses

Publication

Aladdin (2014), Edition: Reprint, 384 pages

Description

When fifth-graders Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon meet the owner of the new candy store in town and are given a magical candy that endows them with super powers, they find that along with its benefits there are also dangerous consequences.

Subjects

Adventure and adventurers Fiction
Candy Fiction
Friendship Fiction
Magic Fiction

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Awards

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2011)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2009)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2010)
Mom's Choice Award (Juvenile, Ages 9-12)

Language

English

Original language

English

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