don't know if your Canon but the prequel books are fun anyone else read them or listen? Runaway Max is my fave : r/StrangerThings
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Amazon.com: Stranger Things: The Other Side (Graphic Novel): 9781506709765: Houser, Jody, Martino, Stefano, Champagne, Keith: Books
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Runaway Max (Stranger Things, #3) by Brenna Yovanoff
Amazon.com: Stranger Things: Runaway Max: 9780593179512: Yovanoff, Brenna: Books
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Runaway Max (Stranger Things, #3) by Brenna Yovanoff
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