The Thief and the Beanstalk
The Thief and the Beanstalk
ISBN: 9780689871733
作者: P·W·Catanese
出版社: Simon & Schuster
出版年: 2005-5
页数: 272
定价: 51.00元
装帧: Pap
内容简介
Everyone knows the story of Jack and the beanstalk. Everyone "also" knows that Jack's little adventure made him a very rich man. But what they don't know is what happened a long time "after" Jack.... That's where Nick comes in. Orphaned and desperate, Nick joins a rugged band of thieves in hopes of a warm meal and a little protection. In exchange Nick must help them break into the lavish white castle rumored to belong to an old man named Jack. Legend says it's full of riches from Jack's quest up a magical beanstalk decades ago. When Nick's dangerous mission leads him straight to Jack, he sees a chance to climb the famed beanstalk himself. But what Nick doesn't know is that things are different from when Jack made his climb. There are new foes at the top now. Ones with cruel weapons and foul plans -- plans that could destroy the world as Nick knows it. Will Nick come down the beanstalk a hero? Will he come down at all?