Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk

from agrudzien

Jack has giant-killer blood, even though he has been told by his parents that giants don't exist...but he is sure they do. One night, giants come to his town and take everything: the crops, the houses, even his father. He searches for a way to get to the world of the giants, and stumbles upon mag...

from Jadedog13

All work and no play makes Jack extremely bored. And when Jack gets bored, he makes mischief. It's not that he's bad; he just longs for adventure -- and there's nothing adventurous about toiling day and night to grow yucky green stuff. Adventure finally arrives one day in the form of giants, and ...

from mcelhra

I'll admit I was skeptical that the fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk could be expanded into a full length book. Turns out, I had nothing to worry about. Shurtliff has done a great job of fleshing out Jack's story. He builds a detailed world for both Jack and his family on the ground and for t...

from jothebookgirl

Jack lives with his mother, father and little sister, Annabella, in a small, poor village. Jack finds it very boring to work in his father's fields all day, and dreams of becoming a giant slayer, just like his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Jack. Jack's practical mother in...

from mcelhra

I'll admit I was skeptical that the fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk could be expanded into a full length book. Turns out, I had nothing to worry about. Shurtliff has done a great job of fleshing out Jack's story. He builds a detailed world for both Jack and his family on the ground and for t...