By Kristi Simonson
Beanstalk
Middle-Grade Fantasy
She didn’t mean to break the sky.
Jackie Taylor thought saving her town from a crippling drought would attract attention—enough to find an adoptive family and finally let her escape an endless string of foster homes. But when her science project grows into a beanstalk that bridges two worlds, attention is the last thing she wants.
The latest in a line of Jacks to visit the giants’ country, Jackie feels sure she’ll find a solution to the drought amidst its marvels. But in Halcyon, where riddling sphinxes and territorial mermaids are commonplace, Jackie discovers that even the help of her newfound friends may not be enough.
The world atop the beanstalk might just hold the key to gaining the family she’s always longed for—if only Jackie can keep its secret from those whose greed threatens both worlds.
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Release a downpour. Let the light break through.
Find the star above the shadows of Mordor.
Discover another world at the top of a beanstalk.
Poke a cloud.
Author & Artist
Kristi Simonson
Kristi Simonson owns TheLionsCall.com, an older-than-Google Narnia fan site, as well as SqueakyCleanReviews.com, which offers book reviews from a Christian perspective. She lives in California where she divides her time between raising her kids, writing, web development, and the painting and crafting of beautiful trifles from other worlds. (See Kristi’s Gallery.)
Kristi owns a large antique wardrobe with a looking-glass in the door and is still waiting for snow to fall out when she opens it.
Kristi answers all her email.
You can reach her at kristi@kristisimonson.com
There does not seem to be much chance of their meeting again in that world or any other, but if ever they do they will run together with their hands held out.