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  THE SEA OF TERROR Once Upon a Time #3 written by Stuart Gibbs, illustrated by Stacy Curtis Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-6659-1744-5 Source: publisher for review Ages 7-10 Early Middle Grade Fantasy (Speculative)/Humor All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover provided by publisher through Goodreads.com. REVIEW With his trademark humor, Gibbs sends readers on another adventure with young knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda (in disguise). With a style reminiscent of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events , Tim narrates his misadventures while introducing readers to appropriate vocabulary words and amusing commentary. Despite the nonsensical nature of the tale, there are still important themes included such as friendship, loyalty, and courage. Tim struggles to do what he feels is right because he's afraid of being made fun of for being weak.  The knights he and Belinda travel with are rude and unwise and end up betraying Tim ...

MAYBE MAYBE MARISOL RAINEY by Erin Entrada Kelly Greenwillow Books, 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-297042-8 Source: purchased Ages 8-10 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by publisher through goodreads.com ABOUT THE BOOK Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey! Marisol Rainey’s mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol’s father works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. And Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina . . . but she’s way too scared to climb it. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small Louisiana town with a mother who was born elsewhere and a father who lives elsewhere (most of the time)—the only girl who’s fearful of adventure and fun. Will Marisol be able to salvage her summer and have fun with Jada, her best friend? Maybe. Will Marisol figure out how to get annoying Evie Smythe to leave her alone? Maybe. Will Marisol ever get to spend...