An author begins to write a fairy tale and finds that the main character, Jack, must be convinced to participate in the story and help rescue the princess.
An eerie calm. Chaos lurks. A land inhabited by people from distant places and times. A land of meadow and forest, where to leave the trail is to court death. A land where the Scourgers roam. In an apparently selfless act to save their lives and perform the task set by the Lord of the Dance, Jack has abandoned Matt, Kim and Tara on the near shore. But his motives are not noble. What he discovers on the far shore changes all: it is not merely his own and former Elevator companions' lives that are at risk. The stakes are dramatically higher. And, like it or not, Jack is forced to join the game.
A book about Life and Death of Jack the Cat. His conversations and friendships on Fenley Avenue. A true story that any human relates to who has raised, loved and lost a fellow animal traveler in this life. The House on Fenley Avenue is a huge two story 1920's home. With maple and pine trees, lots of squirrels, bees and flowers it's where Jack and Jazzmin, Cheddar and Muenster live. These are the pets who live, laugh and will entertain you. Jack will steal your heart, Muenster is a beautiful collie who adores his buddy Jack. Cheddar is the First Cat and queen of the house. Jazzmin and her Pet Nanny arrive on Fenley Avenue when Jack' s 'people' move to England. It's a great way to read to children, with all the necessary illustrations to help make the words come alive. Laugh, enjoy their conversations and then perhaps you'll reflect on the pets you have and you children will have. This story is also about the day we lose our precious pets. It's a book that can help kids cope and know what a great life their pet had. Just like Jack did!
The only people who can tell these stories better than Richard Chase are the folks in North Carolina and Virginia who told them to him. These stories have been handed down for generations and have been enjoyed by grownups and children alike.
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the Beat Generation." —Dan Wakefield, author of New York in the Fifties and Going All the Way First published in 1978, Jack's Book gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the "King of the Beats." Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gore Vidal, as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances, this groundbreaking oral biography—the first of its kind—presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation.
The "Jack" known to all of us from "Jack and the Beanstalk" is the hero of a cycle of tales brought to this country from the British Isles. Jack in Two Worlds is a unique collection that brings together eight of these stories as transcribed from ac
Relates the tale of Jack who, after trading his mother's milk cow for magic beans, climbs a beanstalk to seek his missing father in the land of giants.
"Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.
Well-known fairy tales are mixed together . . . with hilarious results! With artist Summer Maçon's wonderfully anarchic illustrations, these are delightful wacky--