36 pages 1 hour read

Wendy Mass

The Candymakers

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

1.

The red, yellow, and black butterfly plays an important role for each of the four contestants. What does the butterfly symbolize for each character? How are the characters connected by this butterfly?

2.

Each of the four contestants experience significant personal growth from the beginning of the contest until the end. Choose one character and focus on how they grow over the course of the contest. How does their personal growth compare to the other characters? How is it similar?

3.

Friendship is an important theme throughout the novel. How are the four contestants shaped by their friendships with each other? Think specifically about how the characters change as a result of their friendships with each other. 

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