Annotation:In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.

Annotation:Eccentric Aunt Sally comes from Canada to babysit the Anderson children while their parents are on a trip to Paris. Every night the bedtime story adds another piece to a very suspect family history.

Annotation:Travelling to Nova Scotia with his journalist father, who is covering a story about a young man trying to run across Canada, Winston spends a day with Terry Fox. He is upset and wants to respond when he finds his father’s article may be unflattering.

Annotation:How does a young teenager armed with only a hatchet survive in the Canadian wilderness? Hatchet challenges readers to place themselves in this predicament and ask, "Could I survive?"

Annotation:It's summer, and 10-year-old India Opal Buloni moves with her preacher father to tiny Naomi, Florida. She's lonely at first, but Winn-Dixie, the stray dog of the title, helps her befriend a group of lovable, quirky locals.