The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Do you love candy? Did you love the book and/or movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If you answered yes here is another sweet yet delicious story that involves, candy, mystery and friendship.
In the town of Spring Haven, four lucky 12 year-olds have been selected to enter a National candy-making contest. Meet Logan, Miles, Daisy and Philip: four contestants with four very different stories about why they should win the contest. Each child must create their own delectable new and inventive goodie. The author does a fabulous job telling the story from each character’s point of view. But as the real story emerges there is really only one big mystery to be solved. While the story covers only the short span of two days, these young apprentices try to create their own yummy discovery while forging new friendships and learning a little bit about life in the process.
Candymakers is a mixture of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart.
Recommended reading for Grades 4-6.
The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker
This is E.D Baker’s debut novel in the comical series about a young princess, Emeralda, and her many adventures. Princess Emeralda isn’t like other princesses she doesn’t like to wear fancy dresses and have fancy meals. She certainly doesn’t want to get married and enjoys spending her free time in the swamps by the castle. One day while visiting the swamp she meets a talking frog who insists that she kiss him so that he can turn back into a Prince. An evil witch had placed a spell on him and to return to his human self a princess must give him a kiss. After much thought, Emeralda decides to kiss the frog, but unfortunately the spell reverses itself and Emeralda turns into a frog as well. Together the two leap into many adventures to find the spell that can turn them back into their human form. An amusing fairy tale for grades 4-7. This can also be a wonderful read aloud because of the sophisticated language.Check out the rest of the books in this amusing series.
Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hynotism
Molly Moon has spent all her life in Hardwick House, a miserable orphanage run by hairy-faced Miss Adderson whose favorite punishment is making Molly clean the toilets with her toothbrush. But Molly isn’t’ an ordinary orphan when she discovers a very powerful book and an extraordinary talent that she possesses. She can hypnotize people to do anything she wants them to do, anything. She finds that she can make the cook make her favorite Italian meals, she can hypnotize herself into becoming an actress on stage as well as living in one of the swankiest hotels in New York. And so Molly’s adventures begin. Read this adorable story about a very strong little girl. Rumor has it, there could possibly be a movie in the making. Read the series first, you won’t be disappointed.
Recommended for Grades 4-6
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