The Spiderwick Chronicles: Volume II: Book 3: Lucinda's Secret; Book 4: The Ironwood Tree [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Holly Black (Author), Tony DiTerlizzi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2004 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Spiderwick Chronicles

Book 3--Lucinda's Secret

Things at the Spiderwick estate are getting completely out of hand. If being attacked by a band of marauding goblins and almost eaten by a bridge troll wasn't enough, how Jared is being harassed by Thimbletack, the house boggart, and Simon has a very hungry griffin recuperating in the carriage house. Mallory is convinced that the only way to stop the madness is to chuck the Guide. But that's not an option. With all kinds of creatures after them, the Guide is the only protection the Grace kids have. If they could just figure out why all of Faerie wants the Guide. Only one person can help solve this mystery--their crazy old Aunt Lucinda.

Book 4--the Ironwood Tree

The Grace kids, Jared, Simon, and Mallory, are at it again. Be sure to listen in to see what happens!

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Book 3--Lucinda's Secret

Things at the Spiderwick estate are getting completely out of hand. If being attacked by a band of marauding goblins and almost eaten by a bridge troll wasn't enough, how Jared is being harassed by Thimbletack, the house boggart, and Simon has a very hungry griffin recuperating in the carriage house. Mallory is convinced that the only way to stop the madness is to chuck the Guide. But that's not an option. With all kinds of creatures after them, the Guide is the only protection the Grace kids have. If they could just figure out why all of Faerie wants the Guide. Only one person can help solve this mystery--their crazy old Aunt Lucinda.

Book 4--the Ironwood Tree

The Grace kids, Jared, Simon, and Mallory, are at it again. Be sure to listen in to see what happens!

About the Author

TONY DITERLIZZI is a New York Times bestselling author who was awarded a Caldecott Honor for his cinematic version of Howitt's classic The Spider and the Fly. His art has graced the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, and Greg Bear. He and his wife reside with their pug in Amherst, Massachusetts.

HOLLY BLACK was born in a decrepit Victorian house much like the one the Grace kids move into. Her mother gave her books on ghosts and fairies and Holly spent a happy childhood cooking up imaginary witches brew with her younger sister. Black is an avid collector of rare folklore volumes, spooky dolls, and crazy hats. She resides in Long Branch, New Jersey.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (April 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807223107
• ISBN-13: 978-0807223109
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,166,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Hi! I'm Holly Black, and I write contemporary fantasy of all different sorts. Some of my titles include TITHE, VALIANT (winner of the Andre Norton Award), IRONSIDE, the Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), the graphic novel series The Good Neighbors (with Ted Naifeh), and the new mobster fantasy series The Curse Workers, which includes WHITE CAT and the forthcoming RED GLOVE. I have also co-edited three anthologies, GEEKTASTIC, ZOMBIES VS. UNICORNS and WELCOME TO BORDERTOWN. I live in western Massachusetts with my husband, artist Theo Black, and several odd cats in a house with a secret library.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ~~~~~~For young readers who love fantasy~~~~~~~~, January 3, 2004

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Rachel (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Books 1 and 2: The Field Guide and The Seeing Stone (Audio Cassette)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Feild Guid (volume 1) was a very good introduction to the series I must say! The way Holly and Tony (authors) used their talents was amazing! I found that I myself could relate to the book in a way, because Jared Grace used to be an okay/most of the time obeadinat child, until his father passed away!As the mystery unfolds during their first few weeks in their new house, certain items are lost,certain secrets revealed. Also amoungst all of the elements of supision were written in a way so capitvated that I couldn't put the book down!! I do have one thing to say about the book that I couldn't believe they did this, they gave you a cliff hanger ending, I know it's a series of books but common all books need to have an important or full ending! Other than this The book was terrific!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eager to hear the rest of the story!, February 12, 2005

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Diane (Glen Allen, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spiderwick Chronicles, Books 1 and 2: The Field Guide and The Seeing Stone (Audio Cassette)

We checked out the CD version from our library to listen to in the car. My 5 1/2 yr old twins and I would finish listening to a chapter in the driveway this was so interesting. I'm not a big "fantasy" person, but these stories make fairies and goblins seem so real, like they really could be living in our backyards. (And who am I to say they don't?) I thought my guys would be a little scared of the "visual" image I had at times while listening, but they never seemed bothered. They asked lots of questions about "bad" fairies and goblins, since they know the "good" fairies (eg. Tinkerbell, fairy godmothers) so we did have to stop and explain some of the scarier parts, but overall, this story kept them quiet, entertained and certainly opened up a new door in their imagination. Our library only carries the book version of the next chapters so I am here looking for more CD versions.

4.0 out of 5 stars review by a girl on the spiderwick chronicles book 3, September 17, 2010

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Mrs. Duarte's Class "Mrs. Duarte's Class" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spiderwick Chronicles: Volume II: Book 3: Lucinda's Secret; Book 4: The Ironwood Tree (Audio Cassette)

Jared grace his twin brother Simon grace their older sister Mallory had a some what normal life until they move to a small town in the middle of nowhere. Where their schedule is to meet a phooka and to be knighted by a unicorn. The only problem is that they're the only people that see it except their crazy old aunt Lucinda that friends are sprites. It all because an old book that was found in the attic that tells of trolls but everyone in the forest wants it when they all go in but will they come out. Is an adventures fantasy that everyone will love.
Ps.the book is way better than the movie.