Author:  Brandon Mull

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  8
• Suspense:  9
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  1
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  9

Recommended Age Range:  8+

• Violence/Fear:  3
• Mature Content:  1
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  2
• Positive Messages:  7
• Role Models:  8

Overview

This book follows the adventure of 5th grade kids Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Paul, also known as Pigeon.  Their quiet town quickly becomes fraught with peril as magicians toting magical candy move in.  This book is an outstanding  story, written by Brandon Mull.  There is also a new sequel: The Candy Shop War: Arcade Catastrophe.