This book has been reviewed by Focus on the Family Thriving Family, a marriage and parenting magazine. It is the first book in the “The Spiderwick Chronicles” series.
This book has been reviewed by Focus on the Family Thriving Family, a marriage and parenting magazine. It is the first book in the “The Spiderwick Chronicles” series.
After Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace’s parents divorce, their mother moves them to a crumbling Victorian house owned by their now-institutionalized Aunt Lucy. The children hear scratching inside the walls and discover a nest. Then Mallory urges Jared to ride in a dumbwaiter, and he finds a secret upstairs library containing strange books. The children recover a volume compiled by Arthur Spiderwick (Aunt Lucy’s father) about fairies and determine they’ve angered one type called a boggart. They finally rebuild the boggart’s nest and set him at ease — but it’s clear Spiderwick’s book will lead them to other adventures.
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Fairies of various kinds inhabit the Grace home.
Mrs. Grace is a frustrated mother trying to rebuild her family’s life after a divorce. She blames Jared for the unexplained events the boggart has caused. In her mind, there is no other plausible explanation. The children lie and tell her Jared is in bed when he’s actually in the secret library.
Mallory says the house is crappier than it used to be.
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