Roma in Candyland

About this book

Roma owns little beyond the cake-making skill she inherited from her mother and the modest bakery that holds her quiet dreams. Exhaustion opens an unexpected door, and she crosses into a dazzling world where everything is made of sweets—even the dog she encounters is formed from jelly. What begins as an escape becomes an adventure that gives Roma room to be brave, inventive, and fully herself. Maryam Maged's story celebrates imagination as a source of resilience and reminds young readers, and the child within every adult, that modest beginnings need not limit the size of a dream.