William is literally stuck in the clouds. He’s a houseboy—more like slave!—for a mean giant who lives in the sky-city of Solonde. William longs to escape, but Bromos will never release him without a good reason. Then William finds a stash of magic beans—and discovers their extraordinary growth power. Can he trade himself for Jack?

Before long, William has snookered Jack into the sky. Unfortunately, William’s plan starts to fall apart. Jack turns out to be slow-witted, inept, and—worst of all—teeth-grittingly cheerful. William can hardly stand him.

But there’s an even bigger problem. The giant starts chanting “Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum,” and muttering about plans to eat Englishmen. As the giants’ secrets are revealed, William finds that Jack is a bigger factor in the plan than William had ever imagined.