I really likes this book. I believe that chocolates and sweets are the childhood for most of us, and sweets are the cure for most of us sometimes in life. When the sweets are being banned. Who would save the day? Smiler and Huntley. ( )

I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. I thought the concept was great - I just had some suspention of disbelief issues. It seems totaly unrealistic to me for modern day Britain to vote in a political party whose biggest selling point is getting rid of sugar. Its not just that - the Good For You party was inconsistant. Why is fruit, which is loaded with sugar ok, but natual honey isn't? It makes no sense.

I think that had the story begun with a different pretense I would have been behind it all the way, the characters were very likable and I did grow attached.

It would have been better for my suspention of disblief problem is there had been some terrible world event and and people had to focus on farming or something. Then, over time, the Good For You party is in charge and everyone is happy with that - they don't even know what they are missing. But then, the boys discover some long lost chocolate and the receipe. It could go from there. I don't know, maybe I've been reading too many dystopian society books recently.

I think that this would be a fantastic book for teaching children about being responcible with voting and leadership and what not. ( )

Teenagers Smudger and Huntley are appalled. Thanks to voter apathy, the Good For You Party were elected and have just passed into law the prohibition of Sweets and Chocolate Act. Their favourite food is swept from the shops, but when they discover an overlooked stash of cocoa and sugar and track down a chocolate recipe book their bootlegging business takes off. They need to watch out for the Young Pioneers, junior members of the Good For You Party, dressed in starched uniforms and singing songs, notorious for their good deeds. These include helping old ladies across the road whether they like it or not which has caused many old ladies to hide in shop doorways when they hear the Pioneers coming. They must also watch out for the Chocolate Troopers. If caught they face Rehabilitation Camp. Their friend Dave Cheng has already been and returned with a different personality.

This is a hilarious read, although it did produce more than one chocolate craving! ( )