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A review by thelilbookwitch
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
4.0
Full review [here]
A whimsical book that follows multiple perspectives, hearkens backs to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with more than just parables about misbehaving children, and is a great introduction to the mystery genre.
Overall, if you or your child is a fan of candy, mystery, and well-paced writing, this could definitely be your next nightly read together. The protagonists are twelve, so this would also be a good Hi-Lo reading option for a middle grade reader.
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Reasons I didn't give it 5 stars: Mass isn’t overt if there is any racially diverse characters, and her few characters that might be BIPOC aren’t given any descriptive indications beyond a non-white sounding name. Additionally, she has Logan using the phrase “all-natural” an awful lot in the book to describe food and candy, and at a certain point the use of an unprovable "fluff" marketing word started rubbing me the wrong way.
I still think it is worth a read though!
A whimsical book that follows multiple perspectives, hearkens backs to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with more than just parables about misbehaving children, and is a great introduction to the mystery genre.
Overall, if you or your child is a fan of candy, mystery, and well-paced writing, this could definitely be your next nightly read together. The protagonists are twelve, so this would also be a good Hi-Lo reading option for a middle grade reader.
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Reasons I didn't give it 5 stars: Mass isn’t overt if there is any racially diverse characters, and her few characters that might be BIPOC aren’t given any descriptive indications beyond a non-white sounding name. Additionally, she has Logan using the phrase “all-natural” an awful lot in the book to describe food and candy, and at a certain point the use of an unprovable "fluff" marketing word started rubbing me the wrong way.
I still think it is worth a read though!