Jack thinks of himself as a criminal mastermind with an unfortunate amount of bad luck. A schemer, a trickster ...maybe even a thief? But, of course, he's not out for himself he's trying to take the burden off his hardworking mum's shoulders. She'd understand, right? He hopes she might even be proud. Then, one day, Jack chooses a target a little more ...'giant' than the usual, and as one little bean turns into a great big building-destroying beanstalk, his troubles really begin. But with help from Rapunzel and other eccentric friends, Jack just might out-swindle the evil giants and put his beloved city back in the hands of the people who live there ...whilst catapulting them and the reader into another fantastical adventure.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the YA category by the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. It was recognised by the IRA & CBC Children's Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Graphic Novel - Teen category by the Great Graphic Novels for Teens. It was recognised in the Graphic Novel category by the Texas Maverick Graphic Novel. Also it was recognised in the Graphic Novel category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This is a comic book. This book was published 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc .

Goose Girl is Shannon Hale's powerful debut in the world of children's fiction. She lives in Utah with her husband and their pet, a small plastic pig. Shannon Hale and Dean Hale are the award-winning husband-and-wife team behind the Princess in Black series, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor novel Princess Academy as well as the New York Times best-selling series Ever After High. LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of many books for children, including God's Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and Aunt Mary's Rose by Douglas Wood. Nathan Hale is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He lives in Provo, Utah.