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.
| ISBN: | 9780316461658 |
| Publication date: | 12th November 2026 |
| Author: | Wendy Mass |
| Illustrator: | Keiko Nishijima |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Ink an imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | The Candymakers |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Historical Fiction Classic European style / tradition comic books Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips |
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.
Life Is Sweet features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic European style / tradition comic books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. Pre-order. 12th November 2026.
Life Is Sweet was written by Wendy Mass and published by Little, Brown Ink an imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Life Is Sweet has 336 pages
Yes it is part of The Candymakers series
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. Pre-order. 12th November 2026.