The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill Paperback Book

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Author: Kelly Barnhill

Format: Unabridged-MP3

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations

Retail Price: $18.99

Ages: 08 - 12

Pages: 352

Synopsis

Enter a world where magic bubbles just below the surface. . . .

When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Little does he know that the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for quite a long time.

When he arrives, three astonishing things happen: First, he makes friends -- not imaginary friends but actual friends. Second, he is beaten up by the town bully; the bullies at home always ignored him. Third, the richest man in town begins to plot Jack's imminent, and hopefully painful, demise. It's up to Jack to figure out why suddenly everyone cares so much about him. Back home he was practically, well, invisible.

The Mostly True Story of Jack is an eerie tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice. It's about things broken and things put back together. Above all, it's about finding a place to belong.

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