The Ironwood Tree

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Mystery, madness and mayhem are afoot in the penultimate book in the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles.

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 now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared, will the Grace kids finally be left alone Don't count on it!

At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not his twin, Simon. To make matters worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town, where there is news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him

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Holly Black is the #1New York Timesbestselling and award-winning author of speculative and fantasy novels, short stories, and comics. She has been a finalist for an Eisner and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeicand NebulaAwardsand a Newbery Honor. She has sold overtwenty-sixmillion books worldwide,andher work has been translated into overthirtylanguages and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. Visit her at BlackHolly.com. #1New York Timesbestselling author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi has been creating childrens books for over twenty years. From fanciful picture books likeThe Spider & the Flyto chapter book series like the Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with a rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle grade series the Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and been translated in over thirty countries. The Norman Rockwell Museums exhibition Never Abandon Imagination featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzis career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured inTimemagazine andUSA TODAYand on CNN, PBS, NPR, the BBC, and theTodayshow.