Calamity Jack

by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Nathan Hale

Book Overview

Co-written by New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning author Shannon Hale, this sequel to the highly acclaimed Rapunzel's Revenge is a hilarious tall tale about Jack, his beanstalk . . . and his best-friend-with-wicked-braids, Rapunzel.

Jack likes to think of himself as a criminal mastermind . . . with an unfortunate amount of bad luck. A schemer, plotter, planner, trickster, swindler . . . maybe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599903733
• ISBN13: 9781599903736
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

3.5 stars

I liked this book a little more than the first one, although I’m not sure why. Maybe just personal preference of liking the setting and tropes more? It’s a fun little graphic novel. I had a good time, but it falls flat if compared to truly great graphic novels like The Courageous Princess.