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2	[[caption-width-right:344:Looks like he's gone [[IncrediblyLamePun back to his roots]].]]
3	''The Mostly True Story of Jack'' is Kelly Barnhill's debut novel. Jack is basically just a normal kid, except for the fact that no one really notices him. Literally. Even his mother barely remembers he exists sometimes. And he never shows up in photographs.
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5	The story begins with his mother taking him to stay with mysterious relatives living in a strange house in the middle of nowhere. Right from the start, something isn't right about the town. Children have disappeared, to be forgotten by everyone save a very few. Only one has ever returned, and he came back horribly disfigured and mute, apparently mentally retarded. Secrets abound, and for some reason, everyone - and every''thing'' - seems to focus upon one person: Jack.
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7	!!This book contains examples of the following tropes:
8	* ActionGirl: Wendy beats up local bully Avery on a regular basis (he deserves it, though).
9	* TheBully: Avery tries to be this, and is apparently usually successful. However, the one time he tries to pick on Jack, he gets beaten up (and then ignored) by Wendy.
10	%%* ChangelingTale
11	* DealWithTheDevil: The Avery family's deal with The Lady. The current Mr. Avery's attempts to get out of it are the cause of all the problems in the book.
12	* InvisibleToNormals: No one notices Jack. This can have its advantages, though - he's never had to pay a bus fare in his life.
13	* MotherNature: The Lady and The Other.
14	* NatureSpirit: The Lady and The Other.
15	%%* SapientHouse: The Fitzpatricks' house.
16	%%* TheSpeechless: Frankie.
17	%%* SpoiledBrat: Avery again.
18	%%* SwitchedAtBirth
19	%%* {{Tomboy}}: Wendy has a bit of this in her.
20	* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: [[spoiler:Wendy is this to The Lady, who is currently not strong enough to steal her soul.]]
21	* YouCanSeeMe: Though he doesn't actually say it, Jack is very surprised when the local bully notices him.

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