Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel) by Mass, Wendy

Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel)

Discover four best friends with big dreams--and even bigger hearts--in this fully-illustrated graphic novel prequel to The...
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Author: Wendy Mass
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel) by Mass, Wendy

Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel)

$29.98

Life Is Sweet (a Graphic Novel)

$29.98
Author: Wendy Mass
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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.

Author: Wendy Mass
Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
Published: 10/27/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.49h x 6.16w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780316461641
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2026 pg. 84

About the Author
Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers, the ALA Schneider Family Award winner A Mango-Shaped Space, Leap Day, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, and Every Soul a Star. Wendy lives in New Jersey with her husband and their twins. Her website is www.wendymass.com.

Keiko Nishijima is a comic illustrator based in Georgia. She grew up with a love for the arts and has been drawing since she was young. After graduating in 2023 from SCAD, she's still doing what she loves, but gets paid for it too sometimes.

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