The Mostly True Story of Jack

About this book

★ “The ultimate page-turner."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill's debut novel is an eerie tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice. 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, he begins to make actual friends for the first time in his life-but the town bully beats him up and 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... invisible.The Mostly True Story of Jack is a stunning debut novel about things broken, things put back together, and finding a place to belong."Recalls Lemony Snicket and Blue Balliett...a delightfully unusual gem." —Los Angeles TimesDON’T MISS THESE OTHER ACCLAIMED BOOKS BY KELLY BARNHILL:Iron Hearted VioletThe Witch’s BoyThe Girl Who Drank the MoonThe Ogress and the Orphans

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780316056724

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published

September 11, 2012

Pages

352

Weight

9 oz

Subject

Juvenile Fiction