When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Enter a world where magic bubbles just below the surface. Urn:oclc:846732305 Republisher_date 20170103123607 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 511 Scandate 20161230102356 Scanner . Newbery Medal-winner Kelly Barnhill's debut novel is an eerie tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice. Urn:lcp:mostlytruestoryo00barn:epub:24f9d0f9-119d-4ea0-bd5c-ac32c2db9c79 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mostlytruestoryo00barn Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4vh9mn63 Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780316056700Ġ316056707 Lccn 2010044934 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL25092374M Openlibrary_edition
Wendy's encounter with souls of the long-gone children may be frightening to some, but the girl's refusal to be scared will help sensitive readers feel brave.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:39:17.573931 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1146813 Boxid_2 BWB220140903 City New York Edition 1st ed. See search resultsfor this author Kelly Barnhill(Author) 4.6 out of 5 stars143 ratings See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. 11 2012 by Kelly Barnhill (Author) Visit Amazon's Kelly Barnhill page Find all the books, read about the author and more. The very real prospect of children mysteriously disappearing is disturbing, but as Jack slowly fits the pieces together of just how the town of Hazleton came to be cursed, the excitement overrides the scariness. The Mostly True Story of Jack Paperback Sept. Parents need to know that this fantasy about a neglected boy who moves to a small rural town includes a rich despot who is willing to kill children in order to retain his power and save his own son. Though the violence that caused their death isn't graphically described, the terrible scars on Frankie, the only child who survives the experience, let readers know that though this is a fantasy, it's deadly serious.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide.
Children go missing in Hazleton, and several of them are encountered as ghosts midway through the story. The Mostly True Story of Jack is a stunning debut novel about things broken, things put back together, and finding a place to belong.
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