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
The Mostly True Story of Jack -
Kelly Barnhill
Brown Books for Young Readers
2011
352 páginas
11h 44m
ISBN-10: 0316175234
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Kelly Barnhill
Kelly Barnhill é autora de livros para crianças e adultos, e de poesia — que ela sussurra no escuro quando ninguém está ouvindo. Vive em uma casa em Minneapolis, Minnesota, com o marido, três filhos e um cão muito velho. Um coiote a visita todos os dias, às seis da manhã, e uma garça-real sobrevoa seu quintal pouco antes do pôr do sol nas preguiçosas tardes de verão. É autora, também, de The Mostly True Story of Jack e Iron Hearted Violet, ganhador do Parent’s Choice Gold Award.
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