Jack and the Jungle

by Malachy Doyle

(A & C Black Publishers Ltd. 2010; ISBN 0931674905)

When Jack moves into a new house, it seems like there's nothing to do. But when he loses his football over the garden wall, he meets Abbie, his mysterious next-door neighbour, who gives him a glimpse of the exciting world on the other side, which includes snakes and wolves and lions and giants.