{"product_id":"the-mostly-true-story-of-jack-9780316056724","title":"The Mostly True Story of Jack","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery Medal-winner Kelly Barnhill's debut novel is an eerie tale of magic, friendship, and sacrifice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter a world where magic bubbles just below the surface. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, he begins to make actual friends for the first time in his life-but the town bully beats him up and 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... invisible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mostly True Story of Jack\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning debut novel about things broken, things put back together, and finding a place to belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There's a dry wit and playfulness to Barnhill's writing that recalls Lemony Snicket and Blue Balliett...a delightfully unusual gem.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Barnhill\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and writer who also wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Boy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIron Hearted Violet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Mostly True Story of Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, received four starred reviews. Kelly lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641662869778,"sku":"9780316056724","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00402f15-68f6-4f97-b2ec-992ac3978be1.jpg?v=1733028732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mostly-true-story-of-jack-9780316056724","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}