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The Candymakers (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Wendy Mass (Author) (edit contributors)

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Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection in the country. Who will invent a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Lightning Chew? Logan, the Candymaker's son, who can detect the color of chocolate by touch alone?... read more

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The Candymakers is about four kids; Logan, the Candymaker's son, Miles, who claims he is allergic to rowboats and the color pink, Daisy, who can lift fifty pounds of taffy like a feather and Phillip, who wears a suit and carries around a suitcase.

It all starts out with Logan who has... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The Candymakers is about four kids; Logan, the Candymaker's son, Miles, who claims he is allergic to rowboats and the color pink, Daisy, who can lift fifty pounds of taffy like a feather and Phillip, who wears a suit and carries around a suitcase.

It all starts out with Logan who has scars all over the left side of hk.is body because he wanted to get a toy truck from the hot chocolate fountain in the factory. Next is Miles, who one day is at the lake and sees a girl with a pink bow run into the lake and not come back out. That is why Miles claims to be allergic to row boats and the color pink. Now, Daisy was actually the girl that ran into the lake for spy training. Because she is a spy, she can lift fifty pounds of taffy. Last is Phillip, who's dad is trying to steal the secret ingredient and shut down the candy factory. It was Phillip's fault that Logan got those scars becasue it was his truck that fell in the fountain.

In the end, they have to team up for a candy contest and help Phillip with the harmonicandy, a real life working harmonica candy. At the end of the contest, Phillip's candy wins! Then, the Candymaker shows the kids what the secret ingredient is. It is actually them. There is a mirror at the bottom of the bucket for the secret ingredient so you can put yourself in the candy! At the end of the book, the kids all become best friends.

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  • Logan: Is candy makers son, and has really bad scars on his face and arms. He is the person to beat in the contest, and is always making everyone feel good!
  • Phillip: One of the kids in the candy contest. Not very nice and always writing in a secret notebook. Has an amazing secret talent and secret that is eating him up!
  • Daisy: A smiley girl who is always friendly.
  • Miles: the casual guy that is hiding a really werid secret...
  • Philip Ransford III: Snobby kid in a suit who wants to win the competition solely to be the winner. Does not like candy.
  • Logan Sweet: The Candymaker's son. Wants to win the competition like his father and grandfather but fears he lacks the necessary talent.
  • Miles O'Leary: Talks a lot about the afterlife. Allergic to a host of oddities like the color pink and rowboats. Can talk backwards.
  • Daisy Carpenter: Doesn't like Philip from the first time they meet. She is happy and sticks up for others, not afraid to hold back.
  • Max Pinkus: A good friend to Logan who works at the factory. He helps the kids with their creations.
  • Henry: The person who works in the marshmallow room. He and Logan roast marshmallows sometimes.
  • Reggie: Philip's driver/help/babysitter. Reggie know everything about him.
  • Steve: A worker at the factory who works in the Cocoa Room.
  • Candymaker: Logan's dad, also the owner of the factory. He talks very loudly and has a happy spirit.
  • Avery: A worker at the factory who works in the tropical room. He climbs trees.
  • Andrew: Philip's older brother, who likes to win all the time. He's in College now.
  • Fran: A worker who works in the taffy room at the factory. She's one of the strongest workers there.
  • Edgar: One of the judges for the competition.
  • Clarissa: One of Daisy's prepers who preps her for her mission. She has a twin sister marissa.
  • Big Billy: The owner to another candy company.
  • Randall: Add a description of this character.
  • Lenny: A worker in the cocoa room at the factory.
  • Old Sammy: One of the judges of the competition.
  • AJ: aka Bo. Aj is Daisy's handler for her mission.
  • Mary
  • Mrs. Chen: The librarian at the library that knows Miles very well.
  • Mrs. Gepheart: The librarian for the factory's library.
  • Marissa: Clarissa's twin and is also one of Daisy's prepers who preps her for her missions.
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  • “"I figure when my number's up, my number's up. If you enjoy your life while you have it, then it doesn't matter how long you have it for."”
    Logan Sweet
  • “"Sometimes things can be right in front of you and you don't see them. Then suddenly you do."”
    Miles O'leary
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  • “Well, if you enjoy life while you have it, then it doesn’t matter how long you have it for. No one knows how long they get to live. It’s like a deal you make when you’re born, you know, to accept what happens to you.”
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  • If nothing ever changed, there’d be no such things as butterflies.
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  • The thing about leaving something behind for the very last time is that you rarely realize you’re doing it.
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  • “You never know what you’ll learn when you open one. And if it’s a story, you sort of fall into it. Then you live there for a while, instead of, you know, living here.”
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  • Sometimes things can be right in front of you and you don’t see them. Then suddenly you do.”
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  • ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.’ ”
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  • Some people have scars on the inside, and other people’s are on the outside. It shouldn’t matter.”
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  • Not even ten minutes had passed before Miles sat bolt upright and shouted, “Harmonicandy!” Logan smiled in the dark. Perfect.
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  • “You might not want to leave them out there much longer,” Logan’s mom said. “Looks like things are heating—” Logan was halfway out the door before she finished her sentence.
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  • He could run and chew and still determine every ingredient of what he was eating. In the case of the breakfast bar: beets, barley, oats, molasses, licorice root, pine nuts, cinnamon, and a dash of salt.
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First Sentence edit see section history

Congratulations, future candy makers!

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Wendy Mass (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 5, 2010
ISBN: 978-0316002585
Page Count: 464

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Reading Level: Ages 9-12

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