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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Engagement by Design: Creating Learning Environments Where Students Thrive by Russell J. Quaglia, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher

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informative inspiring reflective

5.0

Lore Olympus: Volume Six by Rachel Smythe

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this one! Finally some relationship development between Persephone and Hades.

Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really loved the first half of this one, but the second half has dragged on a bit too long.

Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Y’know, I forget how MESSY Greek mythology is lol

Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe

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dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this one! Especially Persephone’s friendship with Eros. It was really sweet.

The Official Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book by Taylor Swift

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inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book was so great! I loved getting to revisit the Eras Tour and see all of the details up close. The pictures were all so stunning!

The Bad Guys Collection by Aaron Blabey

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funny fast-paced

3.0

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

The class I student taught in is obsessed with the Dog Man books, so I wanted to give it a try! I can definitely see why the kids love it as there is this lifelike child narrative voice and style to it. From a teacher standpoint, I appreciate how it shows George’s spelling mistakes. It shows the word crossed out and rewritten. Modeling of mistakes and corrections is so beneficial for these kiddos. It’s a very simplistic story, great for those reluctant readers.

The Talk by Darrin Bell

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Holy s**t this book. This book. It needs to be gifted to everyone in the world. It should be required reading in schools.

This graphic memoir describes Darrin Bell’s experience growing up Black in America. He writes/illustrates his own personal encounters while also depicting current and national events. We get to witness Bell’s life from 6 years old to him growing up and having kids of his own, having to decide if he wants to have The Talk with them.

This was an incredibly powerful read and I highly recommend it.

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