Book Title: The Appalachian Jack Tales, Jack and the Giant
Book Description: Lynn Salsi, author of 19 books, is the recipient of many writing awards, including an American Library Association Notable Book Award and Historian of the Year. In 2009 she was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for The Life and Times of Ray Hicks, Keeper of the Jack Tales. Other awards include the North Carolina Historian of the Year, the Jacqueline Lougheed World Understanding Lecturer (International Alpha Delta Kappa), an American Library Association Notable Book Award. Lynn is known for retelling ancient tales of America’s first settlers and for her travels to 18 countries to study global stories.
