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Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles #1-3
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
Just when it seemed the book had closed on the Spiderwick Chronicles, a new chapter begins far from the old-fashioned charm of New England. Under the hot Florida sun, Nick Vargas and his annoying new stepsister, Laurie, stumble upon the faerie world. A nixie asks for their help to save her sisters and before they know it, Nick and Laurie are outrunning giants, negotiating with mermaids, and battling a monster that's bigger than they'd ever imagined! Along with Nick's brother, Jules, and some familiar faces, the kids find themselves in a race to save not only themselves, but all of Florida!
Three breathtaking books!
One incredible journey that takes you...Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles!
Three breathtaking books!
One incredible journey that takes you...Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles!
552 pages, Hardcover
First published September 8, 2009
About the author
Tony DiTerlizzi
105 books2,129 followers#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children’s books for twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Broken Ornament and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book), to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries. He teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy as a picture book and his collaboration with celebrated author Mo Willems created the bestseller The Story of Diva & Flea. The Norman Rockwell museum’s retrospective, “Never Abandon Imagination”, featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi’s career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR the BBC and The Today Show.
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July 27, 2015
Adorable. The illustrations are - as always - absolutely beautiful. The story is, again, definitely aimed at children, so not too complicated. I still don't understand why this has to be three different books, since the single books do not really have finished story archs at all. Also in this edition the illustrations were placed too early in the text which sometimes gave away what was going to happen on the next page.. that was, to say the least, confusing... Over all a very endearing children's story. And a good sequel to the Spiderwick Chronicles.
October 2, 2019
3.75 overall (3, 4, and 3.5 each)
January 8, 2024
I loved these books as a kid and decided to re read for nostalgia purposes. Still pretty good even as an adult
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March 27, 2022This was a good little wrap up to the Spiderwick books. Now I know why me and my ex-step siblings never got along. We didn't go on a faerie adventure involving giants and dragons. A shame lol.
October 20, 2023
Like with the first five Spiderwick books, I am reviewing this series as a whole, although each volume lasts a bit longer than the first five. For a while I debated with myself about which set I enjoyed more. Although this one is perhaps even more exciting and more character development (particularly in Nick) the first one somehow has more charm and atmosphere (probably because it has a mysterious old house). This one has more language ("crap, ass") that might not be suitable for young kids, and I find it odd that the word "black" is capitalized to describe Noseeum Jack and his son. Was that a trend for a while? This set, too, is rather violent. The scene in which Noseeum Jack kills the giant is painful to read despite the giants' destructive nature. I was confused by the ending that shows a giant looking at the children and then walking away into the forest. Aren't the giants still violent, or did they only want to destroy the dragons? I had the impression that they were a lesser evil but would still need to be dealt with. Because of this, the ending felt thrown together.
Overall an exciting, entertaining series. I enjoyed watching Nick start to care more about others, to let his stepfamily into his life, and to be brave.
Overall an exciting, entertaining series. I enjoyed watching Nick start to care more about others, to let his stepfamily into his life, and to be brave.
February 28, 2021
With three longer books comprising the series, as opposed to five shorter books in the original series, the pacing is better. It's just that, the grand finale aside, I didn't much enjoy them. The endless bitching between Nick and Laurie was simply annoying; bringing in the Grace kids seemed rather pointless; the authors turning up for a cameo was both pointless and annoying; the luring of the giants at the end of book two was ludicrous... etc etc...
June 23, 2021
The kid loved these. Fun to read as a family. Kids, magic, fairies, giants, dragons, mermaids. Good problem solving, cooperation, siblings making up after an argument, good risk taking. I wish the parents were cool enough to be in on the adventure instead of the kids lying, but some parents aren't trustworthy. Holly Black is a phenomenal storyteller.
May 10, 2023
I very much enjoyed The Spiderwick Chronicles, so I read this as well. Same feel and ease of read. I enjoyed the storyline as well as the inventiveness of the writers. For me this set was an easy and enjoyable read. I'd love to see more adventures with these characters.
July 25, 2018
I just adore the Spiderwick Chronicles books. Even though they're not aimed at 25 year old women I just think they're so well written.
January 10, 2019
Just not as enticing and mysterious as the first series. Must be the setting.
October 29, 2019
☆☆☆1\2
November 18, 2022
Good but didn't live up to the first series. Liked that the books were longer though. Still a great read!
July 15, 2023
LOVED this series, I love how dark it gets and the plot and all the characters and how they make use of folklore.
October 27, 2023
Great fantasy writing for younger readers as well as adults who enjoy a well-done yet quick read.
July 12, 2024
I spend all night reading these books. The nostalgia is insane, I felt like I was twelve again. This is my Harry Potter/Percy Jackson.
April 27, 2012
This is the first book the the Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles trilogy, which is a sequel to the original Spiderwick Chronicles. It takes place, from my guess, only very shortly after the original series ended. We have some brand new characters, the main ones being Nick and Laurie. Nick's mom passed away a little while ago leaving him his dad and his older brother behind. His dad has recently re-married and so now Nick has a new sister named Laurie. Nick is not to happy about his new family members, especially since he had to give up his room for his new step-sister. On top of that, she totally weirds him out. She has books on unicorns and seems to almost be proud of her nerdy/quirkiness.
Nick somehow get's suckered into showing her around the neighborhood and she takes him on a hunt for Faeries using The Guide. Nick finds a four leaf clover, but doesn't tell Laurie since he thinks she is just crazy. Later on he see's a pale form laying in his lawn. Henceforth, Nick and Laurie find themselves immersed in the world of faeries. Nick is in shock all this weird stuff is real, Laurie discovers that maybe she doesn't want the things she's believed in to be real after all once they discover a fire breathing giant right next to their house!
With no idea how to handle this situation they seek help from the authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black themselves, who just happen to be having a book signing close by. Who do they meet there but Jared and Simon themselves! Will they be able to convince the twins they're telling the truth?! Even if they can, will they be able to take down a fire breathing giant by themselves?!
This book carries on in the fun adventures of fantasy and faeries. As always, we got new creatures: Giants and a Nixie!A Nixie is a water creature that kind of seemed to me like a mix of a mermaid and a siren. I always enjoy these books, they are a fun, short and super easy read with playful illustrations placed throughout to make the read even more fun. Great for fantasy readers of all ages. If you liked The Spiderwick Chronicles, I'm pretty sure you will like this to :).
Nick somehow get's suckered into showing her around the neighborhood and she takes him on a hunt for Faeries using The Guide. Nick finds a four leaf clover, but doesn't tell Laurie since he thinks she is just crazy. Later on he see's a pale form laying in his lawn. Henceforth, Nick and Laurie find themselves immersed in the world of faeries. Nick is in shock all this weird stuff is real, Laurie discovers that maybe she doesn't want the things she's believed in to be real after all once they discover a fire breathing giant right next to their house!
With no idea how to handle this situation they seek help from the authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black themselves, who just happen to be having a book signing close by. Who do they meet there but Jared and Simon themselves! Will they be able to convince the twins they're telling the truth?! Even if they can, will they be able to take down a fire breathing giant by themselves?!
This book carries on in the fun adventures of fantasy and faeries. As always, we got new creatures: Giants and a Nixie!A Nixie is a water creature that kind of seemed to me like a mix of a mermaid and a siren. I always enjoy these books, they are a fun, short and super easy read with playful illustrations placed throughout to make the read even more fun. Great for fantasy readers of all ages. If you liked The Spiderwick Chronicles, I'm pretty sure you will like this to :).
June 13, 2011
If you enjoyed the Spiderwick Chronicles, then you will probably enjoy this companion series as well. In this first book, Laurie is a fan of the Spiderwick Chronicles and has a copy of the reproduced field guide. Her new step-brother thinks she is crazy for believing in faerie, but they both are surprised when he obtains the sight and they discover that what they have read is real. They even end up running into the author and illustrator and the Grace children as well.
In the second installment of the Beyond the Spiderwick trilogy, Nick and Laurie are joined by Jules to tackle a giant problem. When they think their problems are over, they find out that their solution has created a problem worse than they originally had. This series is completed in The Wyrm King.
In the final book of the series, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, the Vargas children and the Grace children must restore the balance of nature so that the hydra do not grow unchecked. Nick also needs to figure out how to fix his family.
In the second installment of the Beyond the Spiderwick trilogy, Nick and Laurie are joined by Jules to tackle a giant problem. When they think their problems are over, they find out that their solution has created a problem worse than they originally had. This series is completed in The Wyrm King.
In the final book of the series, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, the Vargas children and the Grace children must restore the balance of nature so that the hydra do not grow unchecked. Nick also needs to figure out how to fix his family.
December 16, 2009
I loved this book................. Nick finally faces his fears. His mom had died, he got a new step sister, and a new step Mom all too fast.
He faced his fears and found out he liked his step sister, and his new Mom. Life continues .............. full of adventures.
He faced his fears and found out he liked his step sister, and his new Mom. Life continues .............. full of adventures.
February 23, 2014
A very nice and well done sequel to the first series, it focuses more on the protagonist's personal problems than the first. I think this is more down-to-earth, but it helps to develop the awesome world Black and DiTerlizzi created.
April 19, 2012
A great set of kid books! I love Holly Black!
December 6, 2012
uuuuuh...
I do not think my future children will be reading these. :/
I do not think my future children will be reading these. :/
July 29, 2015
Another grandson recommendation
April 20, 2016
Entertaining, not much of a challenge. I only read them while waiting for a book to be on release... but I don't regret reading them.
June 11, 2011
Connor's Pick
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February 4, 2018A good series.
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