Spiderwick Chronicles #04: The Ironwood Tree

andlt;Bandgt;The faerie world is in pursuit of the Grace kids in this repackage of the fourth book in the #1 andlt;I andgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;B andgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;First a pack vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Arthur Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something in the water is killing off the plants and animals. Clues point to the abandoned quarry just outside of town where the dwarves have taken over. Meanwhile, the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered the dwarves a gift to join with him: a queen.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In honor of the tenth anniversary of the #1 andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series, which has more than 12 million copies in print worldwide, this edition of andlt;Iandgt;The Ironwood Tree andlt;/Iandgt;features a larger trim size and an original cover with all-new art from Tony DiTerlizzi.

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. 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.