The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

In the third and second to last installment of Rick Riordan's series, the Heroes of Olympus, it still has the same magic that readers will love. It ends cliffhangingly at, well I can't tell you. It adds Leo, Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Percy, Frank, and Hazel, in the giant monster ship, called the Argo. So many demigods, of different families, there will be fights and laughs, but in the end, things will always turn out well.

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

28, 12 year old kids have been called from the eight regions of the USA to participate in a candy making competition. Whoever wins the competition, will have their candy displayed on the shelves. The four participants sent to the candy factory Life is Sweet, are Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip. Who will win? Maybe Logan, who is scarred for life, or Miles, who always talks of the afterlife. How about Daisy, very mysterious, who reads romance novels to herself, and rides a horse to the factory. Or Phillip, who takes notes on everything and is very rude, but has a secret. As you read this book, and get a close look on each of the contestants life's, pay a close attention to detail, all their stories are intertwined....