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Lemonade Code by Jarod Pratt
2.5
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 This was very cute. I loved the relationship between Robbie and his mama, and his utter competitiveness and gung-ho attitude. The artwork is uniquely stylized, but in some panels the art is too small and grainy. The rapping bits were supremely cheesy. I think it would work better animated because I was rolling my eyes. Also, who is seriously saying “fa-sho” these days? 

Toward the second half, things jump the shark a bit. It gets really dumb (sci-fi dumb), but the story is mostly wonderfully dumb. I think the outlandish-ness will definitely appeal to kids, but the latter end got too technical about coding and whatnot to the point I started skipping lines. While I lost interest there, for anyone interested in STEM that might up the cool factor. 

[rating from enjoyment]