BibliographyDiterlizzi, Tony and Holly Black. 2003. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689859368.
Plot Summary
This is the first of the five books in the Spiderwick Chronicles series. Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace along with their mother have to move into the old and worn out Victorian house of their great-aunt Lucinda. They children find the house very creepy and find unusual things happening to them in the house. They find a secret library in the house and also find a field guide that introduces them to the world of Faeries. The children realize that there is much more around the house than they can actually see.
The Field Guide is a very enticing novel that is a real delight to fantasy lovers. The adventure of the Grace children begins from the very first page and does not end at the last page. This story begs for continued adventures, which the children will surely find in the sequels of the Spiderwick Chronicles. Children will find the setting of the story in the old Victorian house with many hidden secrets very exciting. Readers will identify with the characters who are normal kids with familiar problems in life. The plot is very believable yet takes the readers through a roller coaster ride into the magical world of faeries. The novel even has illustrations that will reinforce the visual imagery of the readers. The setting of the story holds the readers in suspense until the end. The ending simply introduces the readers to the problems the Grace children are yet to face tempting the readers to read the next sequel.
The novel is short yet gripping appealing to young readers.
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