The Spiderwick Chronicles (Box Set): The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda's Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgrath

6th grade Mountain Shadows Glendale,AZ

The spiderwick chronicles has 3 main characters. First, theres Jared, a small boy who always gets into trouble. Next,theres Simon, Jared's twin brother who is really smart and loves animals. Finally, theres Mallory, Simon and Jared's older sister who likes to fence, and finds her brothers really annoying.
The main plot of this story involves magical creatures seeking out the feild guide. The feild guid is a book that has information about the magical world around them. Also, they have to figure out about different creatures and what they do.
Time and place is not spacific in this book, but I'm pretty certain that it is set in the present. The days pass as the days go by, so there is no certain either.
Three children have gone to many places and have met a numerous amount of creatures.Also, some of them were cruel to them. The theme of this story is magical and adventurous. It also has many cliff hangers.
I loved this story and I would reccomend this book to anybody who likes fantasy. It was so exiting, I read it from start to finish. I think anybody who starts reading this will not be able to put it down.
Connecting to this book was really easy. I have read many other books that contain magical things and creatures, because I find them really interesting. Also, puzzles and quizes arefun for me too.

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CHARMING TALES

I loved reading these with my son. They are delightful and innocent. The illustrations are wonderful. When we saw the film we felt rather let down though - it was boring and lack lustre - it didn't do any justice to the actual books themselves.

Black & DiTerlizzi Open a Whole New World to Young Readers

"Beautiful books. Before I go any further I need to talk about the illustrations and the books themselves. I'm a sucker for a gorgeous book with deckle edge and amazing illustrations which this set of books has in spades. Each book has an illustrated cover that carries on throughout the entirety of the story. As I turned the pages I found myself wanting to find another piece of art to admire and enhance my reading; I wasn't disappointed. Toni DiTerlizzi did an amazing job with these books, as he does with all of his books, and brings to life something you would normally only be able to dream about. For me personally I think it's something appealing to both boys and girls, beautiful, but definitely gruesome enough for the toughest boy.

"Being as I'm a huge fan of anything by Holly Black I read these with great anticipation. In fact I read the entire series in a matter of hours. Black's imagination coupled with the imagery of DiTerlizzi was astounding. Most of the time I think I read these types of books because as a child I was wholly too serious and as an adult I need a reprieve. It's just hard for me to believe any individual could come up with a story full of imaginary characters and things/places that you had never heard of. But Black does it with such ease that I'm sure she's lived there her entire life.

"As for the story of the three Grace children...normal, typical every day kids doing what more than half of America's children do, cope with divorced parents and moving on with life. Only to have their world flipped upside down, but not by their parents, but a fantastical world they never knew existed until moving to their Aunt Lucinda's home. Jared stumbles upon a secret room filled with treasures from his great grandfather's past as well as a field guide that changes their view of the world forever.

"I will warn, some of the situations and images in these books are a bit graphic. Depending on how sensitive your child is you may want to wait until they are a bit older to have them read them or they may end up with a few bad dreams. With that one exception I will say these are wonderful books, one's that I will definitely be sharing with my own kiddos when they are a bit older."

A Great Series For Young Readers

This series is a great starter for readers not familiar with series. Its short and very pulling. the characters are each unique and all have their own special role. The creatures in it are awesome and exhilarating, its fun to look forward to what monster you will see next. The story never drags on and the series leave you wanting more.the re-reading value is great and this series is perfect for children to keep is their library.

Spiderwick

truly amazing book you cant stop once you start

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES: FRESH!

Rating: 61%

Although it may be geared towards children between the ages of 7 and 11, The Spiderwick Chronicles is still magical, captivating, fantastical, and brilliant.

Creative and adventurous!

My 7 year old loves these books! He is an adventurist himself and I couldn't think of a more perfect read for him!

This series was great!

My children are avid readers and we read our books together so we know what everyone thought of the book. I would recommend the spiderwick chronicles to all children and parents who support thier childrens love of books. You will not be disappointed!

spiderwick

i recomend this for any child or young minded person its thrilling and mischivious.

Great!

It's a great book!

Spiderwick 6th grade Mountain Shadows

The Spiderwick Chronicles has 3 main characters. First, there is Jared,a small boy who always gets into trouble. Next, there is Simon, Jared's twin brother who is really smart and loves animals. Finally, there is Mallory, Jared and Simon's older sister, who likes to fence and finds her brothers very annoying.
The main plot of this story involves magical creatures who are seeking the field guide. The field guide is a book that contains information about the magical world around them. Also, they have to figure out about the different creatures and what they do. One by one they were captured by different things. Simon was captured by goblins and then Mallory was captured by elves who want to keep her there as a prisoner. Luckilly, they escape using clever thinking and quick actions.
Time and place isn't specific in this book, but I'm pretty certain that it is set in the present. This story takes place in a make-believe world, usually outside in the woods.
The theme of this story was about staying and working together. When one of their members was in trouble, the rest came together to help bring them safely back.
Connecting to this book was very easy. I have read many other books that contain magical things and creatures because I find them very interesting. Several of the characters in this story had to figure out riddles in order to save someone else. I really enjoy doing riddles and puzzles.
I loved this book and I would recommend it to anybody who likes fantasy. It was so exciting! It was hard to put down.

creepy

Theese books are perfect for a good scare, if your into books that have a creature that can change into anuthing it wants to & a big bundle of goblins.

like it a lot

if you like to read somthing that keeps you going and that you are wondering what is going to happen then i think you should read this it was a preate good book and they are increadible easy.

Spiderwick series

In these spiderwick books Mulgrath is trying to kill Author spiderwicks daughters kids. The kids get attacked by Mulgrath in all the books . In the last book Mulgrath attacks their house. Will Mulgrath kill the kids and their family? Read and find out.

It's Truly Outstanding!

The first thing I senced in this book was fantastical creatures and lots more. Two twins Jared and Simon Grace, and their sister Mallory discovers fearies, fantastical fearies. You'll have to read this book, to see where the adventure starts and ends. This is a thrilling adventure!

Alot like Harry Potter

wonderful books and i really enjoyed reading them..... they do have different views of certain mythical creatures than J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series but are still EXTREEMLY enjoyable....

CREATE A WORLD OF YOUR OWN!

Do you not understand the greatness of these books. The combination of fantasy and reality is amazing. I was reading these books to my neices and every night. They couldn't wait until bedtime to hear the rest of the Grace's story. The action and adventure. The fantasy of the story is song that draws prey to the animal for it to feed upon. I want others to read this story and think that anything like this can happen to them. If they just believe that it's happening. Just believe that everything in the world is in place around you and make the creatures appear with your mind. Then fight them and have your own adventures.

really good book

I'm actually getting pretty old for these ..but i still remember reading them as if taking a drink of water. i finished the whole collection in about a year'because i had to wait for the newestbook: beyond the spiderwick chronicals' But i loved the concept!!! I recommend it to younger readers

A reviewer

This is a great book to read if you like mystery and suspense. If you like nonfiction books then this is not the book for you.

Good, fast read

These books are enjoyable. They are a quick and exciting read. I have heard them being compared to Harry Potter and they are NO WHERE near that realm. They are written on a much younger scale. I suggest reading the Peter and the Starcatcher series as well as the Fablehaven series for a fun and magical reading experience!