The Mostly True Story of Jack

 Author: Kelly Barnhill 

# of pg read 123 out of 212

What are two obstacles that the main character has run in to?

After Jack’s mom left him to stay with his Aunt Mabel and Uncle Clive, she hasn't called him at all. Being home sick, Jack tried contacting his parents on few occasions. First, he tried sending them a letter, but some strange force kept the letter unsent. Not only, did it stay in the mailbox unsent, but kept erasing the address on the envelope so as the whole letters written to his parents.

Pg # 28 How? Jack wondered. Letters can’t just erase themselves. The next day he tried again. By the time he reached the bottom of the stairs, the letter was blank.

Jack tried writing to his parents eight more times over the next four days. Each day, both envelope and the paper stayed in the mailbox, perfectly clean and unblemished by any writing.

Unfortunately, Jack didn't manage to reach his Dad, something kept obstructing him, something explainable  again. Furious because of this turn of events, Jack demanded some answers from his Aunt and Uncle.

Pg #40 “That there’s no such thing as magic,” Jack said, putting deliberate emphasis on each and every word. “And by the way, that you’re-“

“Indeed. And if I was to tell you that certain people have attempted to manipulate that magic for personal gain, and in their attempts to turn magic into money and power, ended up transforming what once was good into something grotesque and rotten, what would you say to that?” He steepled his fingers and rested his chin on his tips, gazing mildly at Jack.