INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ? A wildly original, fantastical adventure of love and heartbreak -- and an animated movie, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart -- that takes us from Edinburgh to Paris to Andalusia to tell the story of a boy who discovers the great joys and ultimately the greater costs, of owning a fully formed heart.

Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near death when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr. Madeleine -- witch doctor, midwife, protector of orphans -- who saves Jack by placing a cuckoo clock in his chest. And it is in her orphanage that Jack grows up among tear-filled flasks, eggs containing memories, and a man with a musical spine.

As Jack gets older, Dr. Madeleine warns him that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. And, of course, this is exactly what he does: on his tenth birthday and with head-over-heels abandon. The object of his ardor is Miss Acacia -- a bespectacled young street performer with a soul-stirring voice. But now Jack's life is doubly at risk -- his heart is in danger and so is his safety after he injures the school bully in a fight for the affections of the beautiful singer.

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• Publication Date: February 20, 2010
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• Print Length: 194 Pages
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