Taking place 30 years after Jack slayed the Great Giant, his 17 year old daughter Emiline Woodstock is longing for the same sense of adventure. One day her curiosity leads her to the mysterious Brockland forest, an area that her parents had strictly prohibited her from entering due to its strange noises and frequent disappearances. Emiline knew better than to linger, however, her curiosity wins over her as she spots a towering beanstalk, massive vines and all. Tempted by her will for adventure and inspired by her father's story, Emiline starts to climb the beanstalk when a large thump in the ground stops her. Immediately, Emiline recognizes the figure as a large shadow looms over her: a Giant. The Giant was quick to recognize Emiline's scent, connecting her relation to Jack, the boy who had slayed his fellow Giant. Eager to take revenge on the Woodstocks, the Giant kidnaps Emiline and takes her to its palace up the beanstalk to be a slave. While at the palace, Emiline meets the Giant's other capture, lost Prince Fabian. Together, Emiline and the prince will have to work together and concoct a plan to escape the Giants empire in the clouds.
**Entry for the Rewind The Classics Contest
**Jack and The Beanstalk Retelling
Saving the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, catapults Jessica Red into a sea of magic, jewel heists, and world-saving adventure.
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After years of watching pirates fighting with the king's navy off the coast of Harvest Island, Jessica Red saves the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, and the two become fast friends. Little does she know, Ruben Kirk is only the first of three rookie pirates she'll meet during a whirlwind of sea-faring adventures - but when Jessica learns the corrupt King Mordred has plans to destroy her island home, can she convince them to help her save it?
("The Rookie Pirates" is Book 1 in "The Adventures of Jessica Red" trilogy.)
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