Amid easy banter and with help from aptly named goodies concocted by magician/baker Sebastian Stott, the young heroes set out to find Uweya, rescue captured friends and scotch White’s plot. White’s ultimate goal, as it turns out, is possession of a voodoo-doll–like simulacrum of the entire Earth called “Uweya,” which was created in prehistoric times by a great (if maybe not too bright) mage and then hidden away behind corridors of swinging blades, armies of clay warriors and like obstacles.
Can the Blue Falcons beat three magical villains before they acquire powerful talismans that will help them rule the world? Will magical candies that give kids superpowers be enough to win the day? It's a magical candy war that will keep young readers on the edge of their seats with an extra sweet finale.The arrival of another nefarious magician prompts further world-saving, fruit-flavored magic and bonding by a squad of small-town preteens in this laidback sequel ( The Candy Shop War, 2007).įishy doings at the newly opened Arcadeland draw Nate and sidekicks in to play some cool games-and, thanks to free use of Peak Performance gum, to win so many thousands of tickets that arcade owner Jonas White recruits them to compete against one another in finding a set of long-hidden real-world talismans.
Nate and his friends must team up with powerful allies-including John Dart, a former mob enforcer who now polices rogue magicians Sebastian Stott, a magician who owns the Candy Wagon ice cream truck and produces his own magical treats and Sandra Lafond, an expert on dreams and an active member of the magical community-in order to protect their town of Colson, California. Using an impressive arsenal of magical candy-including Moon Rocks, which allows someone to jump super high, and Ironhides, which make someone nearly invulnerable-Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon must outwit the unscrupulous owner of the Sweet Tooth Ice Cream & Candy Shoppe, Belinda White defeat the maniacal proprietor of Arcadeland, Jonas White and track down Camilla White, the mysterious architect of the Dreams and Screams International Carnival. The Blue Falcons is a secret kid's club that fights against a family of villainous magicians.
The official boxed set of the Candy Shop War trilogy by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Fablehaven.
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