The Spiderwick Chronicles
**Series of children's books** When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences ---------- **German-language description** Irgendwie spukig ist das verwinkelte viktorianische Haus, in das die Zwillinge Jared und Simon mit ihrer Schwester Mallory einziehen. Merkwürdige Dinge geschehen, kleine Bosheiten, die allesamt Jared in die Schuhe geschoben werden. Doch ausnahmsweise ist es nicht Jared, der seiner Schwester im Schlaf die Haare am Bett festknotet und Simons Kaulquappen im Eisfach schockgefriert. Das Haus birgt ein Geheimnis! Versteckte Aufzüge gibt es dort, eine geheime Bibliothek – und ein altes, abgegriffenes Buch, das von magischen Wesen und ihrem Treiben berichtet. Die Geschwister ahnen: In diesem Haus sind sie nicht allein ...
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After their parents' divorce, the Grace siblings, twins Jared and Simon and older sister Mallory, move with their mother into great-aunt Lucinda's run-down Victorian house. In a hidden library upstairs, Jared finds Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You.
The Spiderwick Chronicles were co-written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The original series has five books, published between 2003 and 2004. Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles is a follow-up trilogy.
Yes. A 2008 film adaptation starring Freddie Highmore was released. The film consolidates the original five books into a single story.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is 128 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Spiderwick Chronicles takes most readers 2 to 3 hours to finish.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a standalone novel by an unknown author, not part of a series.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.