WEDNESDAY PICK | Kelly Barnhill tells “The Mostly True Story of Jack”

In The Mostly True Story of Jack, a boy travels to Hazelwood, Iowa to stay with family and finds himself receiving a lot more attention than he ever did at home—some good, some bad, and all of it linked to mysterious supernatural forces. Sounds odd, and it is—but it’s earned raves from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and the Los Angeles Times, and been featured as an Amazon.com pick of the month. The author is Kelly Barnhill, a local author who just happens to be the sister of Daily Planet contributor Sheila Regan. Barnhill will present the book on March 21 at Normandale Community College.