Review of Jaclyn and the Beanstalk

My Review of Jaclyn and the Beanstalk

While this is a retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk faerie tale, it’s much more than a boy who accidentally creates a giant beanstalk that takes him to a land of mystery and giants. Instead, it stars a 16 year old girl who has a loving mother and father. She has spent years training with her father on how to fight and use a sword.

When her father, along with a lot of other men from the closest village goes missing, ,Jaclyn takes off to find them. Her boy-hood friend, and first crush, Jack, follows her. I don’t want to give away too much, but there is a beanstalk that they climb up. There are bad guys in their way and a very happy ending.

The book was written for younger teens, but I think anyone who’s interested in this old fable will love the new look Mary Ting gave it.

My rating – PG

This is a fun and adventurous read that everyone can enjoy, just the way I like them!

I give this book 4 stars out of 5, only because it had a slow start, but once it got going it didn’t stop! Go ahead, give it a try.