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Jack lives in a fantasy world. Really. He's the son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant, and he's working hard to restore his family's reputation.В He finds the perfect opportunity when a "princess" lands in front of him, apparently from the land of Punk, as her Punk Princess t-shirt implies.В May is from our world, and she's utterly confused to find herself in the midst of the fairy tale characters she has read about.В But Jack and May have more in common than they realize--and together, they embark on a hilarious and wild adventure in this highly accessible, modern middle grade fantasy novel.

life’s No Fairy Tale For Jack. After All, His Father's Been Missing Ever Since That Incident With The Beanstalk And The Giant, And His Grandfather Keeps Pushing Him To Get Out And Find A Princess To Rescue. Who'd Want To Rescue A Snobby, Entitled Princess Anyway? Especially One That Falls Out Of The Sky Wearing A Shirt That Says Punk Princess, And Still Denies She's Royalty. In Fact, May Doesn't Even Believe In Magic. Yeah, What's That About? May Does Need Help Though--a Huntsman Is Chasing Her, Her Grandmother Has Been Kidnapped, And Jack Thinks It’s All Because Of The Wicked Queen . . . Mostly Because May’s Grandmother Might Just Be The Long-lost Snow White. Jack And May's Thrillingly Hilarious Adventure Combines All The Classic Stories—fractured As A Broken Magic Mirror—into One Epic Novel For The Ages.

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the First Character We Meet In This Tale Is Jack. But He Is Not The Fairy Tale Jack Of Beanstalk Fame. No, That Jack Was This Jack's Father; And This Jack Hasn't Seen Him Since That Famous Encounter With The Giant. Living With His Grandfather In The Shadow Of His Father's Reputation As A Thief, Jack Is A Different Sort Of Hero. His Education Is Devoted To Learning How To Save A Princess, Since That Is The Only Way To Escape His Life As A Peasant. Unfortunately, Jack Doesn't Seem To Be Very Good At It. He Alone, Of All The Village Boys, Has Failed His Princess-saving Test. Again. Still, That Hardly Seems To Matter When A Princess Named May Unexpectedly Drops Into His Life. Her Grandmother Is Missing, And She Needs Jack's Help To Save The Old Woman. Before You Know It, Jack Is Facing Witches And Wolves, Taking On Giants And Dragons With The Best Of Them. Along The Way, He And May Pick Up A Dainty Companion (a Fairy), A Noble Companion (prince Phillip) And A Scary Companion (the Wolf King). A Host Of Familiar Fairy Tale Characters Appear, Including—but Certainly Not Limited To—snow White, Merriweather, Malevolent, Red Riding Hood, The Wicked Queen, The Huntsman, The Seven Dwarves, And Rapunzel. James Riley's Novel Is More A Re-imagined And Greatly Embroidered Fairy Tale Than It Is A Fractured One. Quick-paced Is An Understatement, As Our Heroes Move Swiftly From One Danger To The Next, With Hardly A Breath In Between. The Only Disappointment Is That All Of The Bad Guys Get Away—but There's Pleasure In That, Too, As It Means We'll Get To See May, Jack, And Phillip Track Them Down To Set Things Right In A Much-anticipated Sequel. Highly Recommended. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green

In this hilarious fractured fairy tale series from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, Jack, and "punk princess" May must navigate twists and turns unlike anything you've seen before! Jack lives in a fantasy world. Really. He's the son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant, and he's working hard to restore his family's reputation. He finds the perfect opportunity when a "princess" lands in front of him, apparently from the land of Punk, as her Punk Princess sweatshirt implies. May is from our world, and she's utterly confused to find herself in the midst of the fairy tale characters she has read about. But Jack and May have more in common than they realize—and together, they embark on a hilarious and wild adventre in this highly accessible, modern middle grade fantasy novel. In the village of Giant's Hand Jack's grandfather has been pushing him to find a princess and get married, so when a young lady falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and she tells Jack that her grandmother, who looks suspiciously like the long-missing Snow White, has been kidnapped, Jack decides to help her.