This was one of my favorite books when I was in school. Bruce Coville wrote a lot of my favorites from that time period

It does have a lot of that same vibe! His other series, the Magic Shop series, is the classic "The Devil sells you a cursed object" trope, but a lot of fun. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, was another one that I loved a lot as a kid

Good point, I got nothing for that one. Got my doomer blinds on.

Hey! So, I should be asleep right now, so I might not respond right away, but I'm an atheist and would be more than happy to have a real conversation about this, either here openly or in DMs. Feel free, anyone, to reply to this post or DM me if you'd like to talk.

I'm starting to wonder why this even matters? The Epstein Files and all the political action we've seen shows that Democrats are there to provide controlled opposition. No Democrat politician will ever manage to make any real change for the better in the country, right?

I'm trying not to be a Doomer, please someone help me not be a Doomer. It doesn't feel good to be hopeless.

Thank you for the encouragement. :)

I'm not sure what you mean