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Oct 15, 2007
Scott
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These are cute. It's really stupid that they come as short little nothing stories, though. All five of these would probably add up to half of one novel, so why they're separate is either a poor artistic choice or a really transparent way to make a buck.
Jul 23, 2009
Colleen
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I really like this series. It's very exciting - there's adventure and fantasy. However, I think it can be really scary for kids. Especially the part of the goblins in the woods with jagged teeth and long claws that eat cats & dogs and drag small children off into the woods. I think you really have to know your child's tolerance for "creepy" before you let them read this book. But a great series so far...
Jul 29, 2011
Brina
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Das Schuljahr könnte für Jared nicht schlechter beginnen, denn er fängt da an, wo er in New York aufgehört hatte, nämlich mit Streit mit seinen Mitschülern.
Schlecht gelaunt macht er sich auf dem Weg nach Hause, doch er muss schnell feststellen, dass er auch da nicht zur Ruhe kommt. Simons neues Haustier, eine Katze, wird vermisst.
Der Hauskobold Thimbletack hat ebenfalls keine guten Neuigkeiten, denn Kobolde haben herausgefunden, dass die Kinder das Handbuch für magische Gesch More...
Schlecht gelaunt macht er sich auf dem Weg nach Hause, doch er muss schnell feststellen, dass er auch da nicht zur Ruhe kommt. Simons neues Haustier, eine Katze, wird vermisst.
Der Hauskobold Thimbletack hat ebenfalls keine guten Neuigkeiten, denn Kobolde haben herausgefunden, dass die Kinder das Handbuch für magische Gesch More...
Jan 18, 2011
Emmanuel
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The Seeing Stone from The Spiderwick Chronicles series got my attention betweeen the beginning and middle of the book. At first it didn't seem interesting to me but as soon as I read it was a fiction book about gobblings, griffins and trols I became hooked.
It starts with a boy name Jared, a Junior High student, who gets in detention often and a twin brother, Simon who never gets in trouble and is the braniac of the family. Their great-grandfather always kept a notebook with a guide More...
It starts with a boy name Jared, a Junior High student, who gets in detention often and a twin brother, Simon who never gets in trouble and is the braniac of the family. Their great-grandfather always kept a notebook with a guide More...
Jul 01, 2011
Natalie
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With Book 1 setting the stage with the discovery of the field guide and proving that these strange creatures exist the second book truly begins the tale. Jared arrived home after school after once again getting in a fight. Not long after his twin brother Simon gets taken by an unseen force while looking for his missing cat(one of his many pets). Now Jared and his older sister Mallory must travel through the woods behind their house to rescue him.
I found this book more enjoyable than More...
I found this book more enjoyable than More...
Apr 07, 2011
Evan_p
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The Seeing Stone was a very good sequel to the first Spiderwick Chronicles book, The Field Guide. In this book Jared finds a donut shaped stone where if you look in it you see all the magical creatures surrounding the estate. There are trolls, magical birds and there is one big master troll and his name is Mulgarath. Mulgarath is trying to seize the field guide so he could use all it's secrets to destroy the humans. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars because I really liked the storyline to it. I
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Nov 12, 2009
Chris
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This story is about Mallory and her twin little brothers Jared and Simon who move to their aunt's country estate with their mother when their parents divorce. They discover a field guide in the house which unlocks a magical world around them and send them through a series of enchanted events.
I loved this series! The pace was perfect, the tone appropriate, the characters absolutely believable and realistic (a trait which I feel is critical in enabling a younger reader to relate to th More...
I loved this series! The pace was perfect, the tone appropriate, the characters absolutely believable and realistic (a trait which I feel is critical in enabling a younger reader to relate to th More...
Sep 04, 2011
Hikari
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Im zweiten Band der Reihe um die Spiderwick Geheimnisse stehen den Geschwistern Grace einige Abenteuer bevor.
Auf der Suche nach seinem neusten Haustier - dem Kater Tibbs - wird Simon überraschen angegriffen und entführt. Sein Bruder Jarod bekommt dies noch mit, kann jedoch nichts sehen. Denn Simon wird von Kobolden entführt und diese und viele andere Wesen kann man nur mithilfe des zweitn Gesichts sehen. Mit Hilfe von Thimbetack findet Jared heraus, wie auch er die Wesen sehen kann sch More...
Auf der Suche nach seinem neusten Haustier - dem Kater Tibbs - wird Simon überraschen angegriffen und entführt. Sein Bruder Jarod bekommt dies noch mit, kann jedoch nichts sehen. Denn Simon wird von Kobolden entführt und diese und viele andere Wesen kann man nur mithilfe des zweitn Gesichts sehen. Mit Hilfe von Thimbetack findet Jared heraus, wie auch er die Wesen sehen kann sch More...
May 04, 2011
Marchel
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Yay, akhirnya temen gw selesai baca jilid kedua tepat sebelum istirahat.
Waktu istirahat selesai, gw pun selesai baca. Yap, tepat 58 menit. *doh, cepet amat sih*. Omong-omong kenapa ga diterbitkan jadi 1 buku yang tebal aza seh???
Nikmat bacanya namun nda memuaskan neh.
Gw pikir batu penglihatan kayak apaan. Ternyata alatnya kayak kekeran milik tukang emas gitu, tambahin batu jadi deh alat melihat yg serba tersembunyi. Binun? Tau kekeran milik tukang emas atau tu More...
Waktu istirahat selesai, gw pun selesai baca. Yap, tepat 58 menit. *doh, cepet amat sih*. Omong-omong kenapa ga diterbitkan jadi 1 buku yang tebal aza seh???
Nikmat bacanya namun nda memuaskan neh.
Gw pikir batu penglihatan kayak apaan. Ternyata alatnya kayak kekeran milik tukang emas gitu, tambahin batu jadi deh alat melihat yg serba tersembunyi. Binun? Tau kekeran milik tukang emas atau tu More...
Nov 07, 2009
Dawn
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The Spiderwich Chronicles, Book 2: The Seeing Stone
In this new invisible world of faeries things are happening that the Grace kids need to protect themselves from. Simon's cat is missing, Jared has gotten a detention at his new school and Mallory is practicing her fencing. Jared makes his way to the attic by way of the newly discovered passage through the linen closet only to run into the brownie named Thimbletack who has told him several times to rid himself of Author Spiderwick's More...
In this new invisible world of faeries things are happening that the Grace kids need to protect themselves from. Simon's cat is missing, Jared has gotten a detention at his new school and Mallory is practicing her fencing. Jared makes his way to the attic by way of the newly discovered passage through the linen closet only to run into the brownie named Thimbletack who has told him several times to rid himself of Author Spiderwick's More...
Jan 23, 2012
Isadora
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Estos libros se leen simplemente, en un suspiro. Son cortos, entretenidos y llenos de criaturas mágicas. Tengo en cuenta que son dirigidos a los niños, pero unos años más no harán diferencia, ¿no?.
Desde que mi mamá me leía cuentos antes de dormir, y clamaba por uno más, me ha gustado la literatura fantástica. Esta es una saga que me atrae mucho.
De nuevo nos encontramos con los tres hermanos Grace. En este volumen, salen fuera de los terrenos de su nueva casa, hacia el bosque, en More...
Desde que mi mamá me leía cuentos antes de dormir, y clamaba por uno más, me ha gustado la literatura fantástica. Esta es una saga que me atrae mucho.
De nuevo nos encontramos con los tres hermanos Grace. En este volumen, salen fuera de los terrenos de su nueva casa, hacia el bosque, en More...
Aug 09, 2009
Justin
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The Seeing Stone is about three kids named Jared, Simon, and Mallory. Jared finds a secrect book, that explians how they are are in living in another world around them, so now a bunch of wierd creatures are exposed to Jared, Simon, and Mallory. One very dangerous creature named Molgurath wants to take that book. Jared's main external conflict is that he now has to protect his siblings and himself from evil goblins and Molgurath. Jared's internal conflict is that he has to deal with a new env
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Mar 03, 2010
Amanda
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This book picks up where the first book leaves off... obviouslly. Again, I give it a 3 star just because for adults, I wouldn't recommend it, but for kids I would highly recommend it.
The introduction of the faeries come in, the goblins, hobgoblins, ect... All of them get a good once over and suddenly you know as much as the characters do. I like that the authors keep the readers on the same page as the charaters. They by no means no more than we do, so for kids to know that they More...
The introduction of the faeries come in, the goblins, hobgoblins, ect... All of them get a good once over and suddenly you know as much as the characters do. I like that the authors keep the readers on the same page as the charaters. They by no means no more than we do, so for kids to know that they More...
Nov 30, 2010
Readingtween
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My Thoughts
I listened to the first three Spiderwick Chronicles audio books and loved them. What I liked about it... I thought that It was a very good book and the reader was a very very good reader and my brother said to me that the reader was the actor who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies and I thought that was pretty cool.
I love the books and my favorite book is the 2nd one and my favorite characters are Mallory and Jared they are my favorite characters beca More...
I listened to the first three Spiderwick Chronicles audio books and loved them. What I liked about it... I thought that It was a very good book and the reader was a very very good reader and my brother said to me that the reader was the actor who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies and I thought that was pretty cool.
I love the books and my favorite book is the 2nd one and my favorite characters are Mallory and Jared they are my favorite characters beca More...
Jul 25, 2011
Erin
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I've been recommending these a lot lately at the library, especially to kids/families who are attracted to fantasies such as Harry Potter, but not quite ready to deal with the length.
I've always added the caveat that these are on the scary side for the age group (early middle grade), but it had been awhile since I'd read them myself.
They're short (and thus were perfect for reading at work when I needed something to do while they were fixing our roof and the main room w More...
I've always added the caveat that these are on the scary side for the age group (early middle grade), but it had been awhile since I'd read them myself.
They're short (and thus were perfect for reading at work when I needed something to do while they were fixing our roof and the main room w More...
Jun 29, 2010
Mister Bookgazer
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Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch für die fantastische Welt um dich herum ist weiterhin im Besitz Jareds. Thimbletack warnt ihn, dass dies gefährlich sei, doch der Junge hört nicht auf ihn.More...
Simon sucht seinen Kater Tibbs, als er im Garten plötzlich spurlos verschwindet. Jared erhält einen „sehenden Stein“ vom Wichtelmännchen, mit dessen Hilfe man die Fabelwesen sehen kann. Leider war Jared unhöflich zu Thimbletack, und das Wichtelmännchen ist nicht gut auf ihn zu sprechen. Deshalb muss Jare
Feb 25, 2011
Mary
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THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES-THE SEEING STONE
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Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Jared and Mallory Grace find themselves in a world of goblins and various other mystical creatures as they search for their missing brother Simon. Will they find him before the goblins use him in their feasting ritual? Can they combat the creatures they come up against?
This is one of the best children's science fiction fantasies books I have read. I especially love the illustrations More...
by
Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Jared and Mallory Grace find themselves in a world of goblins and various other mystical creatures as they search for their missing brother Simon. Will they find him before the goblins use him in their feasting ritual? Can they combat the creatures they come up against?
This is one of the best children's science fiction fantasies books I have read. I especially love the illustrations More...
Jan 25, 2009
Jaemi
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In the second installment of The Spiderwick Chronicles, we pick up right about where we left off, and the adventure gets more dangerous.
Despite the advice of Thimbletack, the Grace children have kept The Field Guide, and now faerie elements are out to get them. While looking for his lost cat Tibbs, Simon is kidnapped by Goblins, and Jared and Mallory are forced to go after them. It is only through the help of the Seeing Stone that they can find him, as normally a human cannot see feari More...
Despite the advice of Thimbletack, the Grace children have kept The Field Guide, and now faerie elements are out to get them. While looking for his lost cat Tibbs, Simon is kidnapped by Goblins, and Jared and Mallory are forced to go after them. It is only through the help of the Seeing Stone that they can find him, as normally a human cannot see feari More...
May 10, 2011
Donna
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In this second installment of The Spiderwick Chronicles, twins Simon and Jared and their sister Mallory face a troll, a kidnapping gang of goblins, and an injured griffon. They get through on their wits and bravery, with a little help from a reluctant brownie, a magic stone, and a mischievous hobgoblin.
Black and DeTerlizzi keep up the action admirably in this book, and do not shy away from dark or unpleasant themes. I really appreciated this. Traditional fairy tales are not fluffy, h More...
Black and DeTerlizzi keep up the action admirably in this book, and do not shy away from dark or unpleasant themes. I really appreciated this. Traditional fairy tales are not fluffy, h More...
Jun 20, 2011
Melissa
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Though the goblins could be a bit scary for younger readers, this second book was definitely far less creepy than the first book! I probably could have read this at night without problems, but I'll still continue to read this series during the daytime, just in case ^^;; I also enjoyed the story in this second book more than the first book. I think I'll continue on to the third book to see what happens to the griffin (and because each book is so short), but aside from that, I'm not sure this s
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Oct 16, 2010
Lavender911
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The Seeing Stone is about two twins, Simon and Jared, and their older sister, Mallory. They have discovered a book about faeries, which lead them to discover a house brownie(not the kind you eat).Then, when the brownie, Thimbletack, sniffs out a fell smell in the air, the disappearence of Simon's cat starts to make sense. One things for sure, all three kids are going to meet some pretty weird animals!
I really liked this book because it was adventurous and mysterious. It was really de More...
I really liked this book because it was adventurous and mysterious. It was really de More...
Jan 03, 2009
Summary:Jared and his sister find a creature called a brownie after they found the brownie they saw their brother get attacked by nothing and then disappeared then they found the brownie again and they asked him about his brother getting attacked by nothing it turns out you needed a seeing stone to see all the fantastical creatures after they found that outthey asked how to get the seeing stone but the brownie said they had to do a deed for you to get it they said to him we didnt have time for t
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Jul 31, 2011
Amanda
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These three are short, but they were so woven to be one story, that I'm giving them only one review. They are beyond adorable. I adore them and I want to have them for my kids.
And I love how all the races are done, the words in each of them, and how they connect. And the art! How can I not tell you about the art! Half of the fun of moving on through any of the stories is the art that's everywhere, brightening everything.
I love Mallory, Jared and Simon in their own ways, and More...
And I love how all the races are done, the words in each of them, and how they connect. And the art! How can I not tell you about the art! Half of the fun of moving on through any of the stories is the art that's everywhere, brightening everything.
I love Mallory, Jared and Simon in their own ways, and More...
Nov 09, 2011
Demonic
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A good light read, just what I needed. Take a break from the back-breaking load I've otherwise have.
Now, enough of my babbling and onto the good and proper review. So, somehow this failed to get my attention till about halfway through, then it just ended. Just like that. Kinda pissed me off too. You get through the rather choppy writing, the boring sixty or so pages, the abrupt chapter endings and the awesomesauce illustrations, only to discover you've been staring at the end page o More...
Now, enough of my babbling and onto the good and proper review. So, somehow this failed to get my attention till about halfway through, then it just ended. Just like that. Kinda pissed me off too. You get through the rather choppy writing, the boring sixty or so pages, the abrupt chapter endings and the awesomesauce illustrations, only to discover you've been staring at the end page o More...
Feb 15, 2010
Deanna
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A three-star rating isn't really indicative of how good these books were - I really liked them. I think they probably deserve five stars for a young audience. They are listed as juvenile fiction (which I think the library categorizes as up through fourth grade but I am not sure). As an adult, I really enjoyed reading them- I just could help feeling that they fell far short of the potential of the story. As an adult reader, it was like reading an abridged version of an amazingly wonderful sto
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Jul 14, 2011
Alexis
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Another excellent story. In this entry, Jared and his siblings continue to wrestle with the consequences of keeping the "Field Guide", as unwitting "bad boy" Jared must effect a rescue of his twin. He faces new enemies, makes new friends, and struggles to control the anger that has plagued him since his father left. Simon's love of animals proves both inconvenient and awesome; Mallory's skill with a blade comes in handy, too. Mark Hamill continues to impress (and I continu
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Feb 28, 2009
Terry
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Equivalent to the first one, with a little more danger and scary monsters. If I hadn't bought these at a used book store, I'd be feeling ripped-off at the $50 retail price. One character from the last book - Thimbletack - appears in two chapters, and then isn't seen for the rest of the book. Later, when Hogsqueal is introduced, I felt disoriented. One hundred pages really isn't much space to get a story told in, and this book really wouldn't stand without the previous title. On the up side,
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Dec 02, 2011
Jj
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I really enjoyed this book. It was very detailed, magical, and entertaining. I liked how the brothers and sisters pulled together as a team, and worked together. I think this book is for anyone who loves mystery, fantasy, and magic. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed all the book. But if I had to say what was my favorite part and character? It would have to be the part when Hogsqueal, spits in one of the boys eyes. So they could be able to see things without that little eye piece. My favorite
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Dec 14, 2011
Janaan
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I picked up this book up because, I've read the first book and it was interesting. Jared and his siblings have just discovered the seeing stone, but the purpose of it remains a mystery. But when Jared's brother Simon, is grabbed and took by an invisible force, Jared is forced to ignore the brownie's warning and goes after his brother. That's when the real purpose of the seeing stone is uncovered.I finished this book because I wanted to know who kidnapped Simon. I would recommend this book to any
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Jun 04, 2011
Nic
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