He Hit Me Back First! Development of the Will in Children for Making Choices Activities for... Book

One nice thing about this book: it honestly took about twenty minutes to read! Unfortunately, it's the weakest of the Ottaviani books I've read. The characters don't get much space to show much personality, and the build-up to the big reveals takes too long to keep my enthusiasm.

The book's about how stage magicians create the levitation illusion. So it's an interesting premise, but the narrative falls flat. Shame, Jim's other true-science books are mostly very good.

I recall Janine Johnston as the weaker artist on Dark Horse's original Tales of the Jedi series. She's gotten much better, capturing the essence of the characters (photos in the back of them look nearly identical to her artwork) and providing excellent body language and facial expressions. Layouts are clear and easy to read, which is important when the script's explaining how to pass a hoop over a person who's not really suspended!