| The Mostly True Story of Jack Contributor(s): Barnhill, Kelly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316056723 ISBN-13: 9780316056724 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010044934 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.39" W x 7.67" (0.56 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 145484 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Medal-winner 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. "There's a dry wit and playfulness to Barnhill's writing that recalls Lemony Snicket and Blue Balliett...a delightfully unusual gem." --Los Angeles Times |