The Thing About Giants

By Christopher Galvin

A young hunter questions her beliefs after meeting a gentle giant.

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320 pages

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Twelve-year-old Jacq, raised in a city built on giant bones, is destined to hunt giants. But when an accident leaves her stranded, she encounters Corman, a young giant mourning his father. As they navigate the wilderness together, Jacq's understanding of giants and her world is challenged. Can they trust each other enough to uncover the truth about giant hunting and the mysterious Resistance? With their lives intertwined, Jacq and Corman must confront the real stakes of their divided worlds. An adventure that questions everything Jacq has been taught.

From the publisher

Jacq is destined to hunt fearsome giants to protect her city–but when she meets a sensitive young giant named Corman in the forest, she realizes the world isn’t quite what she’s been taught. A page-turning adventure full of heart. Twelve-year-old Jacq Dyer is the daughter of two renowned giant hunters, although she’s never had much stomach for what they do. In a city built from giants’ bones, people rely on hunters to keep them prosperous and safe, and everyone knows that giants are violent, senseless creatures . . . aren’t they? But when an accident leaves Jacq lost and injured in the wilderness, she ends up face-to-face with Corman, a frightened young giant-. Corman has just lost his dad to hunters, and he and Jacq must learn to trust each other if they’re going to find their ways home. But as they start finding out the truth about giant hunting–and the shadowy Resistance Jacq has grown up hating–they discover there’s more at stake than either of them know. With captivating world-building and rich characters, debut author Christopher Galvin offers an engrossing and thought-provoking tale.

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