Mighty Jack

"Mighty Jack" introduces Jack, a boy dreading summer because he's responsible for his nonverbal autistic sister, Maddy, while their single mom works. A trip to a flea market takes an unexpected turn when Maddy, for the first time, speaks to instruct Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of magical seeds. These seeds transform their backyard into a fantastical, dangerous jungle teeming with strange plants and creatures, eventually leading to an encounter with a dragon. This graphic novel beautifully blends contemporary family dynamics with high fantasy, offering a unique take on the "Jack and the Beanstalk" tale. It's ideal for children aged 4-11, particularly those who enjoy adventure, magic, and stories about sibling relationships and neurodiversity.

For use in schools and libraries only. Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talk.to tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has ever made. In Mighty Jack, what starts as a normal little garden out back behind the house quickly grows up into a wild, magical jungle with tiny onion babies running amok, huge, pink pumpkins that bite, and, on one moonlit night that changes everything.a dragon.