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The Great Dinosaur Atlas by William Lindsay

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Puzzle House by Peter Wartman

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It's Groundhog Day by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs by Gregory S Paul, Gregory S Paul

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

The Silver Slippers by Elizabeth Koda-Callan

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

The Owl House: Hex-Cellent Tales from the Boiling Isles by Disney Books

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 That's it? I was a Teenage Abomination and Adventures in the Elements? That can't be it! Where's the rest of it?! Still waiting on more Owl House content aside from the show itself and three part movie posing as Season 3! At least you'd think there'd be a defictionalized Good Witch Azura... 

Marcy's Journal - a Guide to Amphibia by Matthew Braly, Tokyopop, Catharina Sukiman, Adam Colás

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I initially liked this a lot-still loving Amphibia and seeing how The Owl House took heavy influence from it.
This...isn't quite that ultimate lore guide that should happen. Too much recycled materiel from the show's episodes themselves, not enough about Newtopia(and Marcy would be fixated on the city since she loves it), and some unfortunate implications like Anne victim blaming herself for Sasha's evil actions, Sasha's evil blamed on divorce anxiety, and no indication Anne was mourning Marcy when she likely would have.

Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783 by Betsy Maestro

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

 If only William Howe took the war more seriously he would've crushed Washington like a bug! If only Johann Rall was more alert at Trenton, then he would've destroyed those puny rebels! If only Howe and Burgoyne had properly coordinated the planned two-pronged attack, then Saratoga would've been won! If only the bullet that hit Benedict Arnold in the thigh hit him in the heart instead! If only the Japanese had joined the fight, then a mighty army of cocked hats and horns would've been marching all the way to Philadelphia! If only Patrick Ferguson had unleashed the power of Excalibur turning those uppity rebels into goop, Britannia would've ruled America like the waves! 

Mike and the Magic Cookies by Susan Schade, Jon Buller

4.25