A review by bickie
Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

3.0

Kind of a steampunk Justice League plot and setting. Jack grows up in a rough city which becomes overrun by a baddie called Blunderboar and his minions who happen to be giants. Jack, his friends Rapunzel and Pru, and a newspaper heir who won't give in decide to take on Blunderboar to rescue Jack's mother who has been enslaved since Jack climbed a magic beanstalk and stole Blunderboar's goose (who happens to lay golden eggs). Some challenging vocabulary and unexpected elements of the fantasy world can help expand the breadth of super-hero-comic-loving readers. Best for ages 8-12.