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Gr 4–7—Hatke, the author of Julia's House for Lost Creatures and the popular "Zita the Spacegirl" series, returns to the land of heroes with a modern-day reimagining of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Jack is the oldest child of a divorced single mom doing her best to keep the family fed. On a trip to the flea market, Jack's sister, Maddy, who is autistic and never speaks, convinces Jack to sw...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

While visiting a flea market with his single mother and younger sister, Maddy (who does not speak), Jack foolishly trades the family car for a packet of seeds. He's thrilled when Maddy begins to thrive as she cares for the garden, but these seeds yield a strange and sinister menagerie of sentient plant creatures. Jack eventually destroys the threatening garden, but not before a friendly neighbor girl, Lilly...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

[=Color by 2]Jack foolishly trades the family car for a packet of seeds. He's thrilled when his younger sister (who doesn't speak) care...Log In or Sign Up to Read More