false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173363944m/277190.jpg 277190 17 Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi pull off an impressive five for five with <I>Wrath of Mulgarath</I>, the satisfyingly dramatic conclusion to their series, The Spiderwick Chronicles. After the gory conclusion of the <I>The Ironwood Tree</I>, we don't get even a moment's reprieve before the action picks up again, in a starting chapter entitled, fittingly, "IN WHICH the World Is Turned Upside Down." Thirteen-year-old Mallory and nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon return to the Spiderwick Estate only to find their home in shambles, with trash and broken furniture scattered across the lawn and Simon's griffin chasing a "goblin" across the roof. The faerie world that the Grace kids have so slowly probed in this series has finally come home to roost. Black and DiTerlizzi pack a lot into the finale of this beautifully produced series, with dragons and goblins and elves--and even a magical cameo by Arthur Spiderwick (the long-lost author of the disappearing-reappearing <I>Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You</I>). We get a dramatic rescue, a clever end to a fearsome foe (with some thanks to Hogsqueal from <I>book two</I>), and a long denouement that leads to a final cryptic note from the author and illustrator: "Are there more ogres / and dragons to slay? / Is there more mayhem, / perhaps, on the way? / Ask Tony and Holly. / They'll swear that it's true. / But you still won't believe / what's coming for you!" <I>(Ages 6 to 10) --Paul Hughes</I> 1322254 book 7 9 2004 The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 5) total:3274|5:46|4:44|3:50|2:3|1:0| 3274 12683 3987 211 3 1 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 02 13:06:19 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 11:37:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 18:16:18 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 19:07:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:51:22 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:24:36 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 08:02:57 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 12:00:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 17:14:26 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 18:07:40 -0700 2008
They never really explained much to the mother. I also hated that they let the uncle die. For a kids b...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 18:41:17 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 20:23:50 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 18:41:17 -0700 2008
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I have always enjoyed fantasy books of all kinds, and not only those that span to be 500 pages or so (although I can't complain much when they do.)...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 21:35:59 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 21:40:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:38:35 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:40:16 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false true Wed Jun 25 08:45:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 08:52:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 13:56:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 08:09:05 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 22 12:43:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 12:45:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 11:01:15 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 11:02:14 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 06:10:25 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 07:54:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:08:13 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:09:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 18:07:23 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 18:08:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=277190