Jack Death

Jack Death

Hardback (13 Sep 2016)

Not available for sale

Includes delivery to the United States

Out of stock

This service is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Publisher's Synopsis

Jack is an ordinary boy except that his father happens to be Death. Nadine is a perfectly normal girl except that her Mother is ? oh well, that's a Secret and not to be carelessly revealed on the back cover of a book. The important thing is that together, these two incredibly average children discover the lemon-headed villain behind the destruction of the Magical Creature Reserve and piece together his plot to divide the Golden and Black Bloods. They may even save a few lives.

With story elements reminiscent of Percy Jackson and Lemony Snicket, flavored with a smattering of Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett and recounted in an arch, tongue-firmly-in-cheek style, this story will find an eager audience in upper elementary through middle school.

The intrusive and mysterious narrator provides know-it-all asides and rich vocabulary as background to the abundant action. There is plenty of comic violence and slapstick to keep the most reluctant reader engaged, but enough interesting language and subtlety that a more bookish reader won't feel underestimated. Stock characters -- the school bully, the absent-minded professor, the damsel in distress -- often turn out to have more to them that first meets the eye.

Book information

ISBN: 9781939547286
Publisher: Creston Books
Imprint: Creston Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: [Fic]
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 163
Weight: 340g
Height: 368mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 18mm