Calamity Jack

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This sequel to the highly acclaimed Rapunzel's Revenge delivers 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.

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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

Author Bio

Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Academy series, The Books of Bayern, Book of a Thousand Days, Dangerous, and the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revengeand Calamity Jack, as well as the Ever After High and Princess in Black series, and the upcoming The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel. She also wrote three novels for adults, including Austenland, now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah. www.shannonhale.com @HaleShannon Dean Hale is also the author of the picture book Scapegoat, and co-author with his wife Shannon for the Princess in Black series and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novel One Trick Pony. Hale lives in Provo, Utah. hazardoustales.com