The Candy Box - Hardcover

by A. B. Grant (Author), Kim Dingwall (Illustrator), Charles Utting (Illustrator)

"Where magick whispers, heritage answers."

Haley Harper Price faces a dreadful summer. No eleventh birthday party, developers circling her home, her impossible-to-please mother is more distant than ever, and now, her father is ill.

She's losing everything she loves.

Then Haley discovers a bejeweled gargoyle in the cellar - and a hidden scroll pointing to a long-buried Romani legacy that may hold the power to save Grudge Hollow, win her mother's favor - even cure her father. But to find it, Haley must jaunt to Iceland with her brother, Stevo, and her best friend, Lúile, in search of a mysterious crystal candy box.

Danger, delight, and wild imagination await as tricksters trap them, caves sing, and geysers launch them high into magickal realms. And when a vengeful warlock steals the box and retreats to his underground laboratory, their only hope lies with the Throwaways - a band of strange, discarded hybrimorphs who know the warlock's deadly labyrinth better than anyone.

Perfect for fans of Fablehaven, Nevermoor, and Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Candy Box is a fast-paced middle grade fantasy filled with Nordic folklore, spooky riddles, enchanted objects, unforgettable creatures, family secrets, and heart.

This artfully illustrated book features premium cover art, full-page black-and-white plates, an intricate rendering of the otherworldly realm CiTioMiTh, and original, artist-created ornamentation throughout.