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Fantasy · 2013 · G

The Field Guide

by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Grace children discover a world they were never supposed to see

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles and get ready for the series soon to be streaming on Disney+ with this first installment in the adventures of the Grace children. After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, the Grace children – Jared, Simon and Mallory – discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own – the world of faerie. The children want to share what they know, but the faeires will do everything possible to stop their secr

ForAll agesGenreFantasyLength107 pagesRead time~2.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Mild fairy tale peril appropriate for children

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

None

No psychological intensity concerns; an imaginative adventure for young readers

What this book is about

The first Spiderwick Chronicles book follows the Grace twins and their sister Mallory as they discover a field guide to faerie creatures written by their great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Tony DiTerlizzi's illustrations and Holly Black's story make the series a classic of illustrated children's fantasy. Appropriate for young readers.

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