The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop - by Kate Saunders (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Eleven-year-old twins Oz and Lily are recruited by a talking cat to assist her and M16 in foiling the dastardly plans of their great-great-uncle, a chocolatier who used magic to make a candy that bestows immortality.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Fans of Roald Dahl's <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i> will adore Kate Saunders's new middle-grade adventure that is "a whizz-pop chocolate romp" (<i>Kirkus Reviews).</i></b><br><b> </b><br>Enter a world filled with magical chocolate, evil villains, and an adventure twins Lily and Oz never could have dreamed. . . . <p/>Lily and Oz Spoffard have just inherited a magical house with a mysterious boarded-up chocolate shop on the ground floor. The twins' great-great-uncles were famous chocolatiers, and their chocolate was ANYTHING but ordinary. In fact, it had magical properties.</p><p>Now an evil gang is after the secret recipe, and it's up to Lily and Oz to stop them. The fate of their family, and the world, depends on it.<b><br></b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Praise for <i>The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop</i></b></p><p><br> "<b>This story has adventure, excitement, humor and magic, and will appeal</b> to boys and girls alike."--<i>SLJ</i> <p/> "<b>Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.</i></b>"--<i>Booklist</i> <p/> "A quick pace and intricate plot twists keep excitement high . . . [in] this <b>enjoyable and moving romp</b> through a magical London underworld."--<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Kate Saunders</b> <p/><b>Praise for <i>The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop</i></b> <p/> "<b>This story has adventure, excitement, humor and magic, and will appeal</b> to boys and girls alike."--<i>SLJ</i> <p/> "<b>Reminiscent of Roald Dahl's <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.</i></b>"--<i>Booklist</i> <p/> "A quick pace and intricate plot twists keep excitement high . . . [in] this <b>enjoyable and moving romp</b> through a magical London underworld."--<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i><br> <b><i>Five Children on the Western Front</i></b><i><br> </i><br> <b>Winner of the Costas Award for Children's Fiction</b> <p/> ★<b> </b>"<b>An irresistible read.</b>"--<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> Starred Review <p/> "Saunders strikes a<b> surprisingly successful balance between the mischievous magic of the sand fairy and the harsh realities of wartime</b> England." --<i>The Bulletin</i> <p/> "<b>A dramatic, heartrending look at World War I's far-reaching consequences</b> for families and individuals."--<i>SLJ</i> <p/> <b><i>The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> "<b>Saunders weaves the supernatural with the ordinary with ease.</b> Readers who enjoyed <i>The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop </i>will not be disappointed."--<i>Booklist</i> <p/> "Clearly, Saunders has honed her deft and breezy comic style while affectionately channeling mild <b>echoes of <i>Harry Potter</i> and <i>The Hobbit.</i></b>"--<i>Kirkus</i> <i>Reviews</i> <p/> "Saunders's imagination is out in full force. <b>Hand this to readers who love adventure, fantasy, and <i>Mission Impossible</i>-type adventure.</b>"--<i>SLJ</i> <p/> <b><i>Magicalamity</i></b> <p/> ★<b> </b>"<b>[Children] will love this action-packed adventure, brimming with sly humor</b> and clever asides....This book should fly off the shelves, with or without a magic carpet."--<i>SLJ, </i>Starred Review <p/> "<b>A quick, magical romp.</b>"--<i>The Bulletin</i><br> <i> </i><br> "Saunders weaves <b>a tight tale</b> with a satisfying conclusion." --<i>Booklist <p/><b><i>Beswitched</i></b><br> </i> <i><br> </i><b>A Junior Library Guild Selection</b> <p/> ★<b> </b>"This absorbing novel...features <b>a dimensional, delightful protagonist, whose personality and growth ring true</b>....Along with the entertaining magical elements, the universal themes of self-discovery, and looking beyond appearances combine into a wholly engaging and enjoyable read."--<i>Booklist</i>, Starred Review <p/> "Saunders offers a coming-of-age tale against the rich backdrop of full period detail . . . <b>[It] will charm readers.</b>"--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/> "A ripping English boarding-school story with <b>a perceptive heroine and time-travel twist guaranteed to appeal</b> to modern schoolgirls."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kate Saunders has written lots of books for adults and children. These include <i>Beswitched</i>, <i>Magicalamity, The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop, The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix</i>, and <i>Five Children on the Western Front</i>. She lives in London.
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