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The Field Guide
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Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1

The Field Guide (2003) (edit title/settings)

by Tony DiTerlizzi (Author), Holly Black (Author) (edit contributors)

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Unexplained things are happening in the eerie Victorian heap that is new home to the Grace family. Rustlings in the decrepit walls lead the three children, to discover and destroy the nest of a Brownie and to locate, in Arthur Spiderwick’s secret library, his Field Guide to the Fantastical... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Unexplained things are happening in the eerie Victorian heap that is new home to the Grace family. Rustlings in the decrepit walls lead the three children, to discover and destroy the nest of a Brownie and to locate, in Arthur Spiderwick’s secret library, his Field Guide to the Fantastical World, which details the habits of faeries. The infuriated Brownie exacts retribution in hateful ways: knotting Mallory’s long hair to her headboard and freezing animal-loving Simon’s tadpoles into ice cubes. The children mollify the Brownie by building him another home, but against his warnings that harm will result, keep the Field Guide. --Kirkus Reviews

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  • Simon Grace: One of the main characters and Jared's twin. He is the brainier of the two twins, and has many pets.
  • Mallory Grace: Simon's and Jared's 13-year-old sister also one of the main characters. She Fences, and uses her age as a way to calm down situations within her family, but also to command her brothers, though it almost never works on Jared.
  • Jared Grace: One of the main characters, Simon's twin and 9 years old. he is the more outgoing, troublemaker of the twins. he fights with his siblings a lot, and wishes he was with his dad instead of his mom ion this old house. he finds Arthur Spiderwicks secret room, and takes out the book. He is the first one to get the sight.
  • Helen Grace: Jared's mom
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First Sentence edit see section history

If someone had asked Jared Grace what jobs his brother and sister would have when they grew up, he would have had no trouble replying.

Table of Contents edit see section history

List of full-page illustrations
Letter from Holly Black
Letter from the Grace kids
Map of the Spiderwick Estate

Chapter One: In which the Grace children get acquainted with their new home
Chapter Two: In which two walls are explored by vastly different methods
Chapter Three: In which there are many riddles
Chapter Four: In which there are answers, although not necessarily to the right question
Chapter Five: In which Jared reads a book and sets a trap
Chapter Six: In which they find unexpected things in the icebox
Chapter Seven: In which the fate of the mice is discovered

About Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 9 in Spiderwick Chronicles. (standard series)

Followed by The Seeing Stone.

This is book 717 of 985 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Tony DiTerlizzi (Author)
  2. Holly Black (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0-689-85936-8
Page Count: 107

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