Lucinda's Secret (Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3)
by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi
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Author: Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizziIllustrator: Tony DiTerlizzi
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 0689859384
Number of pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Book Review: The Middle Book Advances the Story
Summary: 5 Stars
This book in the series finds the Grace children dealing with the aftermath of the goblin attack. Thimbletack is mad at Jared and ruining anything he can. Mallory is convinced they need to give the guide to the next creature that asks for it so they will be safe. But Jared thinks that would be even more dangerous.
Then they reach a compromise. They'll go visit their great aunt Lucinda and see what she knows about the book. The story she tells might explain why she is in an insane asylum, if the children didn't know better. Will her story check out? What should they do with the book?
The first part of the book falls into heavy exposition as it sets the stage for more action to come. But the pay off for that comes fairly quickly as the kids have another encounter in the second half. That part is certainly exciting. And the book leaves several plot threads open to be resolved in the fourth installment.
This serialization is highly addictive and entertaining. You'll want to make sure you have access to all 5 books before you begin. Read in order, they will provide an entertaining fantasy story.
Summary of Lucinda's Secret (Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3)
Let the story of my niece and nephews be a warning. The more you know, the more danger you're in. And trust me, you don't want to meddle with the Little People. -- S.S.
One thrilling adventure -- The Spiderwick Chronicles!
Their world is closer than you think.
The Grace kids--13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simon--get to catch their breath in the third installment of the Spiderwick Chronicles, as they visit their "crazy old" Aunt Lucinda for some help in deciding the fate of the troublesome Field Guide
Fresh from near-fatal goblin and troll attacks in the previous book (The Seeing Stone, the children are torn over whether to hang onto their long-lost great-great-uncle's book or to turn it over to the menacing faeries. Thimbletack--the house brownie who's transmogrified into an angry "boggart"--has lost his patience with the kids, and he starts subjecting Jared to increasingly nasty pranks. Hoping that Lucinda might know something about Uncle Arthur's fate (or at least have some advice on how to fend off the faeries), the three children talk their mom into a trip to the asylum for a visit--but there they learn their situation might be even more dangerous than they imagined. (And, as readers of the series know, the kids already thought they were in hot water.)
Holly Black doesn't dish up the action quite as fast as she did in the first two books, but Spiderwick fans won't be disappointed: We learn more Spiderwick family history, we get an ominous glimpse of events to come, and Tony DiTerlizzi introduces a few new faeries to the menagerie in his ever-evocative pen and ink--including a special treat, the Cheshire-esque phooka. ("You've lost your uncle! How careless.") Ages 6 to 10) --Paul Hughes
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