"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.