In this hilarious fractured fairy tale series from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, Jack, and “punk princess” May must navigate twists and turns unlike anything you’ve seen before!
Jack lives in a fantasy world. Really. He's the son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant, and he's working hard to restore his family's reputation. He finds the perfect opportunity when a “princess” lands in front of him, apparently from the land of Punk, as her Punk Princess sweatshirt implies. May is from our world, and she’s utterly confused to find herself in the midst of the fairy tale characters she has read about. But Jack and May have more in common than they realize—and together, they embark on a hilarious and wild adventre in this highly accessible, modern middle grade fantasy novel.
Half Upon a Time is a funny adventure in which James Riley twists the fairytales as we know them. Who is good and who is bad? To know that you need to go on this great adventure with Jack, May and Phillip. Even though it is clearly a book meant for children, it is still an enjoyable read for adults too. I had a fun time reading about clumsy Jack who has the best intentions, but things don't always work out the way he would like them to. May on the other hand drops in from the real world and does her best adapting to live in a fairytale book! Prince Phillip is pretty much perfect, much to Jack's disgust. If you're in the mood for a fairytale with lots of sarcasm and hilarious situations in which the young heroes set out to rescue May's grandmother and face a great many opponents on their journey, then this is a great book to consider!
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