Calamity Jack
By Shannon Hale; Dean Hale; Nathan Hale (Illustrator)
(Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, Hardcover, 9781599900766, 144pp.)
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels - General, Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
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Jack likes to think of himself as a criminal mastermind…with an unfortunate amount of bad luck. A schemer, plotter, planner, trickster, swindler...maybe even thief? One fine day Jack picks a target a little more giant than the usual, and one little bean turns into a great big building-destroying beanstalk. With help from Rapunzel (and her trusty braids), a pixie from Jack’s past, and a man with inventions from the future, they just might out-swindle the evil giants and put his beloved city back in the hands of good people ....while catapulting themselves and readers into another fantastical adventure.
Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of Newbery Honor Award winner Princess Academy, as well other highly acclaimed novels including Book of 1000 Days, The Books of Bayern, and two novels for adults. Dean Hale recently sold a picture book to Bloomsbury and with his wife Shannon co-authored the award-winning Rapunzel’s Revenge. Dean and Shannon have also co-authored two children. Nathan Hale is the illustrator of Rapunzel's Revenge, among other wonderful books, and the author/illustrator of Yellowbelly and Plum Go To School and The Devil You Know.see: www.shannonhale.com and www.spacestationnathan.com
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