Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
Illustrator
Ben Hatke; Alex Campbell; Hilary Sycamore
Publisher
first Second
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781626722675
Pages
208 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
graphic novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone―carried into another realm by an ogre. When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy’s captor through the portal, they are ready for anything . . . except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power of their magic plants may not be enough to get them back to earth alive. Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monsters―as well as giants who grind the bones of human children to feed their “beast” and a fearsome goblin king in the sewers down below. But when Jack finds himself in a tough spot, help comes from the most unlikely person: the goblin king!
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
GN460L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Single parent; Poverty; Developmental disability; single mother; impoverished family; financial hardship; autism; autistic sister
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Graphic Novel
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books, 2017 Best Middle-Grade Graphic Novels
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2017
YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2018 Fiction
Keywords
goblin; portal; plant ogre; rescue mission; monsters; battles; magical garden; sword fighting
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Hatke, Ben, "Mighty Jack and the Goblin King" (2017). Diverse Families. 2010.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2010