6/10/2023 0 Comments Ben hatke mighty jack![]() ![]() Both Maddy and Lilly want to keep the magic, no matter what the danger. Jack’s summer might just be turning around.īut when the garden turns really sinister, Jack must make a decision: allow the magic to flourish, or save his sister’s life. The garden also attracts Lilly, a neighbour from down the road. Onion babies that run around, plants that bite and other terrifying and thrilling creatures populate the garden.Īs Jack and Maddy watch the garden grow, Maddy begins to come to out of her shell, connecting with the garden in ways Jack didn’t think were possible. ![]() But the magical jungle that grows is more than they bargained for. ![]() Using those seeds, Jack and Maddy plant a garden in the backyard. When Jack finally hears Maddy speak for the first time, he is so stunned that he lets her talk him into trading his mom’s car for some magic seeds. Of course, his mom has to work, but Jack doesn’t want the responsibility. In Hatkes reworking of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack must care for. ![]() Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, by Ben Hatke. Jack has been left in charge of his autistic sister Maddy for the summer. First Second, 14.99 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-62672-264-4. Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monstersas well as giants who grind the bones. You might call it a fractured fairy tale transformed into a graphic novel. Mighty Jack is a modern interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. Ben Hatke’s Mighty Jack takes Jack and the Beanstalk’s folk-tale charm and adds a dash of modern fantasy. ![]()
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