{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316056724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.67h x 5.39w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e145484 \/ Mostly True Story of Jack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kelly Barnhill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635974959260,"sku":"9780316056724","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f6a77194-f801-4f63-8e3a-b98e1f20a670.jpg?v=1603841051","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mostly-true-story-of-jack-9780316056724","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}