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Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel)

by Wendy Mass

Big dreams in a small town

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Big dreams in a small town

Set in Brookdale in 1952, this graphic-novel prequel to *The Candymakers* brings four friends together around very different ambitions: candy-making, mapmaking, magic tricks, and marshmallows. Sam’s interest in the junkyard sits alongside his struggle to enter a candy contest, while newcomer Evy and the brothers Frank and Henry add their own pursuits to the group. The story connects those individual goals through the friends’ cooperation, with candy and springtime shaping its small-town backdrop. Keiko Nishijima’s illustrations accompany Wendy Mass’s tale of friendship and discovering what one wants to do.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids ages 9–12 interested in illustrated fiction and graphic novels.
  • Readers who enjoy stories about friendship, shared adventures, and pursuing different interests.
  • Fans of *The Candymakers* curious about a prequel.

Themes

Friendship and cooperationAmbition and self-discoveryCreativitySmall-town life in 1952

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Book overview

Discover four best friends with big dreams--and even bigger hearts--in this fully-illustrated graphic novel prequel to The Candymakers!

It's 1952, and in the tiny town of Brookdale, the scent of sugar and springtime fills the air, adventure is only a bike ride away, and four friends--Sam, Frank, Evy, and Henry--are chasing dreams much bigger than their small town can hold.

A regular at the junkyard, Sam Sweet can find anything--except the courage to enter the first Nationwide New Candy Contest. Frank dreams of creating maps that people will want to crawl inside of. New-in-town Evy longs to dazzle with magic tricks. And Frank's little brother Henry? He just wants to make (and eat!) the fluffiest marshmallows the world has ever seen. Though their dreams are all different, these lifelong friends will learn that when they work together, they can turn the impossible into something wonderfully sweet.

Brimming with heart, humor, and the magic of true friendship, Wendy Mass's delicious tale, richly illustrated by Keiko Nishijima, is sure to inspire readers to find what they're meant to do--and the people who will help them get there.
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