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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Read this book for laughs! Oct 07, 2004
I read this book when my teachers told me about it. I read it for my reading program at school. It's a fantasy story about three kids named Johnny, Sara, and Sabrina and they disappear from their grandmother's house because she gave them some magical lemon drops by mistake. This book had some really funny chapters because the kids disappear to a weird planet far away and they land in a town called Sweet Little. It's a town where the people love candy and cookies so much that they have trees that grow candy and they have houses and buildings with cookies and candy on them. The funny and scary chapters talk about the giant insects that scare the people because some insects love candy. I recommend this book to any kids that like funny and scary stories. There are a lot of fun chapters too like when the kids play games and when the parents can't find the kids at home. I bought this book for my friend for his birthday party and he liked it a lot. He said it was really cool because he reads comics and jokes like me.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Review for Elementary School Children and Teachers Sep 05, 2006
By Brian Henshaw
"5th Grd Teacher"
Candy Lane Craze is a truly funny story for elementary school kids. When I read it with my students, I thought it was an absolute delight. It tells the story of three siblings, Johnny, Sara, and Sabrina, who receive an unusual bag of lemon drops and experience a magical adventure to Sweet Little, a city where the residents have strange ideas about candy. Then, the children experience hilarious and outrageous events when the author describes the details about their unusual surroundings.
I truly believe that Spencer is one of the rarest children's authors in the comedy genre, and I hope to see some future children's stories from him. I want to mention the structure of the book. This book is definitely not for advanced readers because of its simplicity, it doesn't have any challenging twists and turns. It does contain big words throughout the book. However, I feel that children with advanced reading skills will be bored easily. I will keep this book in my school library for students who are struggling with their reading skills and have started to read full-length literary novels. It's really a book about funny, outrageous events that make you smile. The main characters, Johnny, Sara, and Sabrina, are very lovable. They don't have any special talents or skills. They're just cute typical siblings who find themselves in a strange predicament. And the plot is extremely easy to follow. My students read the book really fast because it was so simple.
Therefore, I'm writing this review to say that I love the book because it is extremely funny, it gave me a great escape from everyday reality, and I recommend it to struggling elementary school students to practice reading full-length novels and to middle school students who enjoy great leisurely and light-hearted reading.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A Masterpiece of Genuine Entertainment Jul 31, 2006
By Betty Thomas
"Dream Girl"
If you haven't read this book, I strongly advise that you do. This book is the perfect pick-me-up for anyone who is having stressful days in their life. I'm not saying it's a cure for the blues, it's just a great way to end a stressful day without DVDs, video games, and junk food (it's great for parents too). Anyway, Candy Lane Craze is truly amazing. You will absolutely love the charming details about Sweet Little. This town is dreamy, stylish, and fancy. It's a terrific magical get-away for the young travelers in this story. The good news is, despite all the luxurious surroundings and the humorous mishaps, the kids want to come home to their parents (my favorite part). It's a great way to say that the world today is filled with nice places to go and nice things to buy, but the best place to be is at home with your family and friends who love you. Everyone in my family loves this story and I believe you will too.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
I like Candy Lane Craze because it's really funny Sep 21, 2004
Candy Lane Craze is a really funny story. It was written by a funny author named David E. Spencer. He is one of the funniest authors I ever read. I first read this book online and then I told my mom to buy some books for my family. And then she said I could write some book reviews for other children and kids. I recommend this book to boys and girls that like reading funny stories. It's about Johnny, Sara, and Sabrina and they receive some magical candy from their grandmother, and then they magically disappear from her house when they eat dinner there. They disappear to a strange planet and they find a city called Sweet Little. It's a city where the people love candy and they like to build there houses with cookies and sweet stuff and they like to grow trees that grow candy. The kids meet Gloria and Gloria takes the kids to all the interesting sites around the city and there's candy and sweets everywhere they go. The city has a giant bug problem and the people have to fight the bugs when they search around the city for the candy. That is where the funny stuff happens in the book. This book will make great gifts for kids like me that read silly stories and fantasy stories.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 A nice funny and heart-warming kids book Dec 28, 2004
By Megan Love
I read Candy Lane Craze during my last semester in college because my little neices told me about it. They found the book on the Internet and then I borrowed their copy when they bought it. Although the plot is not entirely a winner, it's clearly a book of funny events that make you smile as you read it. I truly fell in love with the main characters Johnny, Sara, and Sabrina. They're so cute together, and I have to admit there were moments where I teared up because of the happy and sad chapters in the book. It's magical, it's fun, it's easy to read. I think I read the entire book in a week or so, it's definitely a page turner for kids that like strange and funny adventure stories.
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