Wednesday, November 3, 2010

#29 The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1- The Field Guide

This is the first book of the series- The Spiderwick Chronicles. This book focuses on the Grace Children - Mallory who is 13 years old, and twins Jared and Simon who are 9 years old and their mother Helen who decide to move into an estate called Spiderwick Chronicles. This place is run down and desperately in need of repair. They eventually find a hidden library in the house where they locate a book named the Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around. They soon learn about the magical world of fairies.

Other books in the series:
Book 2-The Seeing Stone
Book 3- Lucinda's Secret
Book 4- The Ironwood Tree
Book 5- The Wrath of Mulgarath

Authors: Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Appropriate for ages:9-12
Genre: Fantasy
A movie based on the first book of the series was released in February 2008.

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