# Books like The Candymakers

**10** books similar to *The Candymakers* by Wendy Mass (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** secrets, contests, friendship, candy
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## Similar books

- [A Boy Named Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-named-queen) by Sara Cassidy _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Each Kindness](https://readinglist.school/book/each-kindness) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Eight Keys](https://readinglist.school/book/eight-keys) by Suzanne M. LaFleur _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Memoirs of a Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/memoirs-of-a-goldfish) by Devin Scillian _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Saving Winslow](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-winslow) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Bear and the Piano](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bear-and-the-piano) by David Litchfield _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Boy at the Back of the Class](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) by Onjali Q. Raúf _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Ungifted](https://readinglist.school/book/ungifted) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [We Forgot Brock!](https://readinglist.school/book/we-forgot-brock) by Carter Goodrich _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

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