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Normally I don't like nonfiction. But these are not normal times (in case you hadn't noticed) and this isn't a normal book. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World-and Why Things Are Better Than You Think , by the late Hans Rosling, is an excellent read during strange times like these, and a great read for more normal times as well. Without further ado, here's why you should read it as soon as you can, and what you can expect from the book. A lot of famous people like it I don't want to spend too much time on this subject since it's relatively trivial, but the book has a lot of glowing reviews from famous people, including Bill Gates and Barack Obama. While I don't like it when books brag about all the famous people who've read the book, I think that does speak to something. Below are their respective reviews: "A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." ―Barack

The Promised Neverland is one of the best mangas I've read. It's incredibly unique, in its style, organization, story, and more. The manga itself is a psychological horror that centers around three orphans: the 11-year-olds Emma, Norman, and Ray who live with their many siblings at what they believe to be an orphanage. One day, however, they discover that they aren't actually at an orphanage, they're at a farm and are being raised like cattle to feed demons. They hatch a plan to escape, escape after a few technical difficulties, and begin their journey to the human world. However, they soon learn that their world is not a world ruled by humans, but by the demons they were being raised to feed and begin to plan another escape, this time into the separate world of humans. There's an anime adaptation to this as well, but seeing as it's skipped a very action-filled arc, the manga is worth a read.   So, without further ado, here's what I like about this manga.  L

    Five Feet Apart  is a book written by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, which was turned into a movie directed by Justin Baldoni. Five Feet Apart  features two characters, Will and Stella, who have cystic fibrosis (CF). Cystic fibrosis is a genetic respiratory disease that causes your lungs to fill with mucus. Most patients are put on a lung transplant list and are given treatments like pills and Afflo vests before they hopefully receive new lungs. Their lifespan is much shorter than the average one, even with treatments. As of now, CF has no cure. What most people think of as minor illnesses like fevers or colds can be very serious for CF patients. CF patients also spend a lot of time in hospitals.      Will and Stella have CF, but Will also has b. cepacia. This means that Will's CF is even more serious than Stella's. People with CF (CFers) can't come within six feet of each other because that is the distance a cough travels, and people with CF

  Introduction (WARNING: There are some spoilers.)         Welcome back! Hope you had a great Winter Break, and are having a great start for second semester. This blog post will be about the third book in the Spy School Series , which is Evil Spy School by Stuart Gibbs. The series could be interpreted as mystery, action, (maybe horror) simultaneously. When I first read the title, I had an urge to read it immediately. However, it took some time for me to retrieve it from the library. The good thing about Gibb's writings is that he devotes the first chapter as a refresher of the previous books in the series. I know this could be aggravating and monotonous for some us (even for me when I read the next book right after finishing the last one). I recommend reading the first chapter quickly, and only pay attention to the new events.           The author's style in this book (actually, in every one of his books) seems to be straightforward and trusting us, readers, by providing person