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Another Kind by Cait May, Trevor Bream
4.0
adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A found family of cryptids is the best thing ever and I would like more of it please. 

I liked that even though we have a large main cast with about six kids, each of them has their shining moments and time to develop. There really is no picking a favorite out of them, as they're all lovable in their own ways. The art style is amazing and enhances every bit of the story.

The one thing that did sort of leave a bad taste in my mouth was Newt, who is attached to the whole antisemitic "alien reptilian race that secretly runs the government" conspiracy. It sucks because Newt is such a wonderful character and actually has a meaningful gender exploration arc that is done in a way kids can really understand. I just wish that maybe this would have been done with a different design/background in mind.