The Ironwood Tree (Spiderwick Chronicles, 4)

Product Description<br/><br/><B>The faerie world is in pursuit of the Grace kids in this repackage of the fourth book in the #1 <I>New York Times </I>bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles.</B><B></B><BR><BR>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 will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it.<BR> <BR>At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something in the water is killing off the plants and animals. Clues point to the abandoned quarry just outside of town where the dwarves have taken over. Meanwhile, the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered the dwarves a gift to join with him: a queen.<BR> <BR>In honor of the tenth anniversary of the #1 <I>New York Times </I>bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles series, which has more than 12 million copies in print worldwide, this edition of <I>The Ironwood Tree </I>features a larger trim size and an original cover with all-new art from Tony DiTerlizzi.<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Tony DiTerlizzi is the author of The Search for WondLa and A Hero for WondLa. He is also the cocreator and illustrator of the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles, as well as the Zena Sutherland Award-winning Ted. His cinematicd version of Mary Howitt's classic The Spider and the Fly earned him another Zena Sutherland Award and a Caldecott Honor. DiTerlizzi's art has also appeared on the covers of books by well-known fantasy authors like Peter S. Beagle, J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, and Greg Bear. His first chapter book, Kenny & the Dragon, debuted as a New York Times bestseller. Currently, he divides his time between Massachusetts and Jupiter, Florida. Holly Black is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for youth and recipient of the Andre Norton Award and Mythopoeic Award.