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Far Far Away by Tom McNeal is a modern retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Hansel and Gretel," narrated by the ghost of Jacob Grimm, who befriends a boy named Jeremy Johnson Johnson in the town of Never Better. Jeremy, who can hear Jacob, navigates life as an outcast until befriending Ginger Boultinghouse. Together, they uncover the sinister motives of a seemingly kind baker, Sten Blix, leading to their harrowing imprisonment and rescue. The story addresses themes of abandonment and kidnapping.