Book description
The Spiderwick Chronicles
leave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south
for some fiendish faerie fun in the hot Florida sun. Eleven-year-old
Nicholas Vargas only thinks
his life has been turned upside down after his developer father
remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be
completed Mangrove Hollow.
But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little
nixie with a giant problem - the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing
variety - and it's up to Nick; his stepsister, Laurie; and his big
brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick
Chronicles) to figure out the best way to stop a host of rampaging
giants before all of Florida goes up in smoke.
"This book is an excellent piece of magical
fiction." Teen Titles, Nov 09
Holly Black is the author of bestselling
contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles
include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern
Faerie Tale series, The Good Neighbors graphic novel trilogy (with Ted
Naifeh), the Curse Workers series, and her new ghostly middle grade
novel, Doll Bones. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic
Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre
Norton Award. She currently lives in New England with her husband,
Theo, in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly. com.
Tony DiTerlizzi is a New York Times bestselling author
and illustrator who has been creating books with Simon and Schuster
for more than a decade. From his fanciful picture books like Jimmy
Zangwow's Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure, Adventure of
Meno (with his wife, Angela), and The Spider & The Fly
(a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The
Dragon and The Search for WondLa, Tony always imbues his
stories with a rich imagination. His middle-grade series, The
Spiderwick Chronicles (with Holly Black), has sold millions of copies,
been adapted into a feature film, and has been translated in more than
thirty countries. You can visit him at DiTerlizzi. com.
