The Hamden Public Library invites readers from grades 4-6 to get acquainted with the 2014 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees. Here you will find brief descriptions of each book and links to more information about the authors. Best of all you can leave your comments about each book you read and join our 'straw pole' for your favorite.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
An obnoxious rich kid, a spy, a child who witnessed a tragic event, and the son of a candy factory owner come together to compete in a national candy competition for best new candy. Mysteries abound. Candy lovers will find this book a sweet read.
Candymakers By: Wendy Mass If you like mystery then The Candymakers is the book for you. This book is filled with action and adventure. The four characters have to battle in a contest to make the best candy. They learn how to make delicious candy in different fun-filled rooms. In the end, the judges pick the best candy from the twenty-four contestants. The person wins 10,000 dollars and the candy gets sold worldwide. I think you would like this book because it is interesting and funny.
Book Review-The Candymakers By Wendy Mass Four 12-year-old kids (Logan, Daisy, Miles, and Phillip) are competing in a candy-making contest. Then everything changes. When Daisy uncovers a plot to destroy the candy factory, the children team up. Can they save the day? Or will the factory crumble? The Candymakers has tension and yet is still funny. All this and more is in The Candymakers. AK SPG Gr5
In “The Candymakers” by Wendy Mass, four children are chosen to compete in a candy competition. Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip tour Logan’s family candy factory and they have to come up with their own ideas for a new candy. Throughout the book, they learn secrets about each other that you won’t see coming. Who will win the candy competition? Will a contestant from another candy factory take first prize? I loved this book. When I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down because all of my questions about the characters were answered. Candy lovers and mystery solvers will love this book.
This year, one of the Nutmeg nominees was ‘The Candymakers’, a mystery by Wendy Mass. There is an annual candy competition, during which four contestants are hosted at the Life Is Sweet candy factory. While they are trying to create a winning candy, each of the four finds out on their own that someone is trying to steal the secret ingredient and ruin the factory. Because of this, they realize their love of the factory and go to great lengths to protect it. I really enjoyed this book because each person has secrets that are revealed along the way, bit by bit. You never know what to expect. Mystery fans will love this book, even though it starts out slowly. ‘The Candymakers’ is a great book. Read it and you will understand why. SZV SPG Gr5
In the book Candy Makers there is an annual candy-making contest. The winner gets their candy made by the local candy factory. Four kids in are competing against each other. To win they must create a candy better than the rest. Each kid has an interesting backstory. Something happens that changes the fate of all four of them. If you like a good plot twist and some crazy action, then this is the book for you.
Author Wendy Mass The Candymakers is a book full of excitement, mystery, cliffhangers, and adventure. The characters are, Logan the candymakers son and three other contestants-Daisy, Philip, and Miles. They are all competing in a candy making competition. The prize is 10,000 dollars and your candy gets distributed to the world. You’re never going to believe what the BIG problem is. Well I guess I’ll give you a hint, in the candy factory a contestant (I’m not tell, your going to have to find out yourself!) steals something so valuable. (I’m not telling you anymore your going to have to find out yourself, so get the book!) Also you might want to watch out a character isn’t what they seem! If you LOVE what I just described then candymakers is the book for you!
The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass is a great book! It’s about a spy trying to steal a secret ingredient, a rich boy getting revenge, a shy boy trying to make friends and the candy maker’s son who wants to be just like his dad. This book is filled with surprises and that is one reason I love this book. I recommend it to you!
I like the book Candy Maker’s by Wendy Mass. I think the people that are funny and get laughs easily would like this book.so the book is about the candy makers son that meets kids named Logan, Daisy, and Philiph, and Miles. They all are in a candy making contest and the winning prize is 1,000 dollars. The ending is for you to read.
Welcome to Life is Sweet! Here you'll learn about 4 characters Phillip, Logan, Daisy, and Miles. They all have secrets, but you'll have to read the book to find out what! 4 kids are invited to the Life is Sweet candy factory. To enter a contest to see who makes the best candy. The foursome faces a bunch of challenges. My favorite part was the end of the book. But I can't tell you or else I'll give away the ending! I recommend this book for people who like mysteries and adventures!
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If you like mystery then The Candymakers is the book for you. This book is filled with action and adventure. The four characters have to battle in a contest to make the best candy. They learn how to make delicious candy in different fun-filled rooms. In the end, the judges pick the best candy from the twenty-four contestants. The person wins 10,000 dollars and the candy gets sold worldwide. I think you would like this book because it is interesting and funny.
NZ SPG GR 5
Book Review-The Candymakers
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Four 12-year-old kids (Logan, Daisy, Miles, and Phillip) are competing in a candy-making contest. Then everything changes. When Daisy uncovers a plot to destroy the candy factory, the children team up. Can they save the day? Or will the factory crumble? The Candymakers has tension and yet is still funny. All this and more is in The Candymakers.
AK SPG Gr5
In “The Candymakers” by Wendy Mass, four children are chosen to compete in a candy competition. Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip tour Logan’s family candy factory and they have to come up with their own ideas for a new candy. Throughout the book, they learn secrets about each other that you won’t see coming. Who will win the candy competition? Will a contestant from another candy factory take first prize? I loved this book. When I picked it up, I couldn’t put it down because all of my questions about the characters were answered. Candy lovers and mystery solvers will love this book.
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This year, one of the Nutmeg nominees was ‘The Candymakers’, a mystery by Wendy Mass. There is an annual candy competition, during which four contestants are hosted at the Life Is Sweet candy factory. While they are trying to create a winning candy, each of the four finds out on their own that someone is trying to steal the secret ingredient and ruin the factory. Because of this, they realize their love of the factory and go to great lengths to protect it. I really enjoyed this book because each person has secrets that are revealed along the way, bit by bit. You never know what to expect. Mystery fans will love this book, even though it starts out slowly. ‘The Candymakers’ is a great book. Read it and you will understand why.
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In the book Candy Makers there is an annual candy-making contest. The winner gets their candy made by the local candy factory. Four kids in are competing against each other. To win they must create a candy better than the rest. Each kid has an interesting backstory. Something happens that changes the fate of all four of them. If you like a good plot twist and some crazy action, then this is the book for you.
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Wendy Mass
The Candymakers is a book full of excitement, mystery, cliffhangers, and adventure. The characters are, Logan the candymakers son and three other contestants-Daisy, Philip, and Miles. They are all competing in a candy making competition. The prize is 10,000 dollars and your candy gets distributed to the world. You’re never going to believe what the BIG problem is. Well I guess I’ll give you a hint, in the candy factory a contestant (I’m not tell, your going to have to find out yourself!) steals something so valuable. (I’m not telling you anymore your going to have to find out yourself, so get the book!) Also you might want to watch out a character isn’t what they seem! If you LOVE what I just described then candymakers is the book for you!
J.T SPG 5A
The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass is a great book! It’s about a spy trying to steal a secret ingredient, a rich boy getting revenge, a shy boy trying to make friends and the candy maker’s son who wants to be just like his dad. This book is filled with surprises and that is one reason I love this book. I recommend it to you!
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I like the book Candy Maker’s by Wendy Mass. I think the people that are funny and get laughs easily would like this book.so the book is about the candy makers son that meets kids named Logan, Daisy, and Philiph, and Miles. They all are in a candy making contest and the winning prize is 1,000 dollars. The ending is for you to read.
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Welcome to Life is Sweet! Here you'll learn about 4 characters Phillip, Logan, Daisy, and Miles. They all have secrets, but you'll have to read the book to find out what! 4 kids are invited to the Life is Sweet candy factory. To enter a contest to see who makes the best candy. The foursome faces a bunch of challenges. My favorite part was the end of the book. But I can't tell you or else I'll give away the ending! I recommend this book for people who like mysteries and adventures!
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