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I have always loved the Harry Potter book series. It is not only full of magic, adventure, joy, creativity, and Voldemort, it is a timeless classic that everyone knows the story too. When I heard that they were creating a picture book version to it, I was blown away and had to get my hands on it. The book has the same plot and words as the original, except now add color and art to the long list of traits I mentioned in the beginning. In case you don't know the plot to the book this is a simple breakdown of what happens; Harry Potter is not a normal boy whose parents died when he was a baby. He has weird talents that are unexplained like how he has a lightning scar, can talk to snakes and can make random things happen just by thinking about it. He lives with his awful Aunt, Uncle, and cousin who gives him the Cinderella treatment and always are rude to him. For heaven's sake, they made him sleep under the stairs. One day, Harry Potter gets a letter addressed to him with his exact location(under the stairs and everything), but the Dursleys won't let him open it after they see a red crest seal on it. They toss it into the garbage. As the days pass hundreds of letters are being sent and owls are appearing at his door, but still, the Uncle is taking all of them and not allowing Harry to see any of them. To avoid any more letters reaching them, Uncle Dursley decides to send all of them to a shabby house on a small island in the middle of the sea. This day happens to be Harry's 11th birthday. All of a sudden, a giant knock hits the door and they all startle themselves awake. It turns out to be a giant named Hagrid who explains to Harry that he is a wizard and has been accepted into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After that, he leaves his family, goes school supply shopping with Hagrid, and takes a train to the school. When he gets there he meets a lot of new people and makes best friends with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasely who are in the same house as himself. He also learns what truly happened to his parents and it turns out to be a villain named Voldemort. He killed them and tried to kill Harry too, but his mother sacrificed herself instead and made a bond that destroyed Voldemort. After that day, Harry Potter gained the title of The Boy who Lived. People think that Voldemort is still out there resting so he can come back for revenge. And like all foreshadowing is, the fact turns out to be true. But we don't know that yet. They start hearing noises coming from around the top floor of the school so Harry and the gang go there to check it out. They see a giant 3 headed dog whose name is Fluffy. After this day, they have Hermione do some research and figure out that the dog is guarding a magical stone called the Sorceror's Stone which can give someone youth and that the owner of the dog is Hagrid. Their only lead is the suspicious Potions teacher, Severus Snape who somehow is always seen at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing. During this time, they got more information, saved Hermione from a troll, and met a few ghosts. Back to the present. Now that they had figured out that the owner of the dog was Hagrid, they all go to HAgrid's hut and trick him into giving them valuable information. Then they venture back into the attic with Fluffy and play soft music that makes him fall asleep for as long as they need to get past him. Then they go through the little latch underneath Fluffy and find a mysterious room in which there are puzzles they have to solve in order to get to the stone before Voldemort does. They solve a key riddle, plays chess with themselves being hit if they fail, and finally come into the room in which they find the stone. In the room, Harry Potter comes face to face with Mr. Qiurell the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who is actually a reincarnated version of Voldemort. So he and Voldemort have an epic face-off and Harry wins, disintegrating him. The story ends here. I hope u liked it!

This movie was far better than the first. The plot had major twists, the voice actors did an incredible job, and there may or may not be an 80s dong inside. In Frozen 2, Anna and Elsa go on a quest "Into the Unknown", to find out what truly happened to their parents and uncover the mysteries the past hold. They find themselves as north as they can go in the Enchanted Forest to find out what Elsa's powers mean and ti uncover what went wrong so long ago. As they embark on this new exploration, they find out the truth, Kristoff gets a bit love sick, deaths occur, many new characters approach, and Olaf gets wiser. Watch the movie to answer questions like; Who is North Oldren, Why did Elsa and Anna's parents' ship's location recorded wrong, and What is a Gale?

This book follows a young girl named Raina who is afraid of a lot of things. She just doesn't want to be different. Raina is scared of things like vomiting, death, and war. She hears and sees things in the media and from her peers and gets frightened. Her parents get worried about her and send her to a therapist where she explains her emotions and learns that it is okay to be different and have fears but you shouldn't let the fears control you. In the book, Raina is struggling with keeping friends and finds joy in making comics. The book goes on a journey with a normal girl who has fears and verbalizes that it is okay to be scared and if you are, you can tell others. I would highly recommend this to any 4th-8th graders who need guts because it truly is amazing.

It is incredible. The book has major plot twists and is a great continuation to the first 2, but the book lacks closure and doesn't tie up loose ends. It makes sense since it is in the series, but I wish it would give some sort of ending for at least one of the characters. I will still give it 2 stars since the Jupiter City comic book makes up for the lack of closure and the dad is super cool!

This true story was sooo inspiring and it proved how strong their bond was. Starting as a 7th grade project, these two kids from different sides of the world, grew up and formed a bond that would never be broken as pen pals. A kid from Africa dealing with poverty and a girl from America, help each other survive and open each other's eyes in the best way possible!