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Calamity Jack

Shannon Hale author Dean Hale author Nathan Hale illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:7th Nov '13

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Calamity Jack cover

A sequel to the highly acclaimed Rapunzel's Revenge, team Hale has delivered an all-new, hilarious tall tale about Jack, his beanstalk...and his best-friend-with-wicked-braids, Rapunzel.

Co-written by New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning author Shannon Hale, this sequel to the highly acclaimed Rapunzel's Revenge is a hilarious tall tale about Jack, his beanstalk . . . and his best-friend-with-wicked-braids, Rapunzel.

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.

Don't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:

Graphic Novels
with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale
Rapunzel's Revenge
Calamity Jack

The Books of Bayern
The Goose Girl
Enna Burning
River Secrets
Forest Born

The Princess Academy trilogy
Princess Academy
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone
Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

Book of a Thousand Days

Dangerous


For Adults
Austenland
Midnight in Austenland
The Actor and the Housewife

An Al Roker Today Show Book Club Pick, Indie Next Pick, ALA 2009 Notable Children's Book, YALSA 2009 Great Graphic Novel for Teens * Awards *
With its can-do heroine, witty dialogue and romantic ending, this graphic novel has something for nearly everybody. * Publisher's Weekly, starred review *
The dialogue is witty, the story is an enticing departure from the original, and the illustrations are magically fun and expressive. * SLJ, starred review *
With such a successful debut, one hopes to see more graphic novels from this trio. * Horn Book, starred review *
Outrageously funny! * Discovery Girls *

  • Commended for Cybils Award (Graphic Novels) 2011 (United States)
  • Long-listed for Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (YALSA) 2012 (United States)
  • Long-listed for IRA/CBC Children's Choice 2011 (United States)
  • Long-listed for Texas Maverick Graphic Novel List 2011 (United States)
  • Long-listed for Great Graphic Novels for Teens (YALSA) 2011 (United States)

ISBN: 9781599903736

Dimensions: 230mm x 158mm x 14mm

Weight: 420g

144 pages