Candy Trees and High Seas: A Hansel and Gretel Retelling

Jazmin Lister

Not yet published

Expected 12 Nov 26

When two twins, one licorice-wrapped villain, and high seas laced with the most addictive substance in the world collide, how can anyone survive? Stumbling on a honeyhole–a powerful commodity in the candy-filled region of Bombón–teenaged twins Yansel and Graciela are forced to reckon with Lu Vine, a powerful candy dealer who will do anything to get his hands on the sugary wealth of the hole, including prying the twins apart.

Yansel is forced into conscription on a candy ship, and Graciela is abandoned to the wilds; they are determined to save their father’s legacy from desolation, the region from famine, and reunite their family, setting their feet on a trail of breadcrumbs, high seas, pirates, and true love.

YA Fantasy readers who loved Tress of the Emerald Sea and Impossible Creatures and the delicate way hard issues were tackled in Fighting Words, will find Candy Trees and High Seas the best next book.

268 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication November 12, 2026