The candy shop war book 25/24/2023 It's about a group of 5th graders, 3 boys and 1 girl, who become friends with an old lady in town. That major issue aside, I did like the story and the characters. I just felt the author was thisclose to mentioning that she felt her slanty eyes. She doesn't have a mirror, so she feels her face and guesses that she is Asian. In an even worse example, when the main characters take a magic candy that is supposed to temporarily change their ethnicity as a way to disguise them, one girl becomes Chinese. From the start he unnecessarily describes non-white characters by their race. However, one thing will keep me from being able to recommend this title to others: the author's use of race. I absolutely loved the colorful, glittery cover, and the premise seemed like such fun. I wanted to love this book from the very beginning.
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