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The Taste of Snow (paperback)
The Taste of Snow (paperback)
Stephen V. Masse

When winter arrives in the Austrian Alps, eleven-year-old Nicole Kinders is given a candy cane by the mysterious shopkeeper, Boznik, who tells her that the candy cane is magic. After her first taste, it seems the whole world becomes more colorful, more delicious, and more dangerous. A quarrel between students on the tram home from school leads Nicole to intervene, beginning a frightening series of events that threaten Nicole. She finds herself losing the joy of holiday preparations, and realizes that the vexing secret she keeps is influencing every part of her life. She finds no help from the magic candy cane, and decides she must return it to the shopkeeper.

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Genre: 

  • Juvenile Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
The Taste of Snow (paperback) review by disrdstang
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disrdstang

When eleven-year-old Nicole Kinders is traveling on her way to school with her younger sister Ashley in their small town of Gartendoft, Austria, they aren’t prepared for what will happen. A great confectioner named Boznik approaches the girls and asks if they would like some sweets before going to school. Ashley of course wants her favorite, a Linzer pig cookie, but Boznik says he has something truly special and different for Nicole. He offers her a magical candy cane.

Rating:
5
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