The mostly true story of Jack

319 pages

English language

Published Dec. 3, 2011 by Little, Brown.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-05670-0

(1 review)

Jack is practically invisible at home, but when his parents send him to Hazelwood, Iowa, to spend a summer with his odd aunt and uncle, he suddenly makes friends, is beaten up by the town bully, and is plotted against by the richest man in town.

1 edition

Jack Phoenix reviewed The mostly true story of Jack by Kelly Regan Barnhill

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1 star

Thanks to dull, detached writing, this potentially suspenseful and darkly-whimsical tale has had the charm sucked out of it.

Subjects

Magic
Interpersonal relations
Friendship
Family life
Fiction

Places

Iowa