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Mighty Jack

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By Ben Hatke
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Mighty Jack
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Jack might be the only kid in the world whos dreading summer. But hes got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. Its a lot of responsibility, and its boring, too, because Maddy doesnt talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talkto tell Jack to trade their moms car for a box of mysterious seeds. Its the best mistake Jack has ever made.In Mighty Jack, what starts as a normal little garden out back behind the house quickly grows up into a wild, magical jungle with tiny onion babies running amok, huge, pink pumpkins that bite, and, on one moonlit night that changes everythinga dragon.

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2621 words2,621 words
208 pages208 pages
Lexile GN490LLexile GN490L
Grade 3 to 8Grade 3 to 8
Age 8-13Age 8-13
Published 2016Published 2016

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Book ISBN:

1626722641

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