The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles #2)
I think the plot in this one was more complex and meaty. They are still very short, at just over 100 pages. My daughter's favorite part was the griffin and she thought Hogsqueal was cute. The river troll and the scene with the goblins around the fire creeped her out (the goblins ate cats).
Review for book one.
2.5 starsBit darker than the first book but still very light reading. I like that the kids are getting a deeper understanding of the world around them. But not much happens Just one big event. The beginning threw me off a bit as it doesn't seem to flow with the last book which had an abrupt end and I had expected this to just pick up right there but not quite. Honestly, since it is so close to the move I thing I will just stick to that. I don't feel this adds much and I don't like how just as I
Today my son caught my eye, then pointed conspiratorially to his sweat pants. Then he pointed to his shirt. It took me a moment to realize that he was wearing all his clothes inside out. Because that's one of the ways you keep yourself safe from faerie magic.So yeah. It think it's safe to say that these books have had an impact on him.
Things get weirder and a helluva lot more dark for the Grace kids when Simon gets kidnapped by a pack of bloodthirsty goblins. One thing I really loved about this one is how disturbing the monster designs are. They look like something you would see in a 18+ dark fantasy manga, not a kid friendly adventure story. There were also scenes where the goblins cooked cats alive over a fire while making Simon watch as they planned to cook him alive next. Surprisingly brutal and scary for the age rating
I read this with my daughter for a school book report. We read the first book together and decided to give this one a try too. The rating is from my daughter who I asked, "If five means you loved it and one you hated it, how many stars?" I think the plot in this one was more complex and meaty. They are still very short, at just over 100 pages. My daughter's favorite part was the griffin and she thought Hogsqueal was cute. The river troll and the scene with the goblins around the fire creeped her
3.5 stars, full review to come.
Kind of wished they combined these tiny little books into one super book so we can actually get the whole story but otherwise this is great
Tony DiTerlizzi
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Title | : | The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles #2) |
Author | : | Tony DiTerlizzi |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 114 pages |
Published | : | May 1st 2003 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Young Adult |
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I read this with my daughter for a school book report. We read the first book together and decided to give this one a try too. The rating is from my daughter who I asked, "If five means you loved it and one you hated it, how many stars?"I think the plot in this one was more complex and meaty. They are still very short, at just over 100 pages. My daughter's favorite part was the griffin and she thought Hogsqueal was cute. The river troll and the scene with the goblins around the fire creeped her out (the goblins ate cats).
Review for book one.
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Original Title: | The Seeing Stone |
ISBN: | 0689859376 (ISBN13: 9780689859373) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Spiderwick Chronicles #2 |
Characters: | Jared Grace, Simon Grace, Mallory Grace |
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Ratings: 3.89 From 35414 Users | 1342 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles #2)
Today my son caught my eye, then pointed conspiratorially to his sweat pants. Then he pointed to his shirt. It took me a moment to realize that he was wearing all his clothes inside out. Because that's one of the ways you keep yourself safe from faerie magic.So yeah. It think it's safe to say that these books have had an impact on him.2.5 starsBit darker than the first book but still very light reading. I like that the kids are getting a deeper understanding of the world around them. But not much happens Just one big event. The beginning threw me off a bit as it doesn't seem to flow with the last book which had an abrupt end and I had expected this to just pick up right there but not quite. Honestly, since it is so close to the move I thing I will just stick to that. I don't feel this adds much and I don't like how just as I
Today my son caught my eye, then pointed conspiratorially to his sweat pants. Then he pointed to his shirt. It took me a moment to realize that he was wearing all his clothes inside out. Because that's one of the ways you keep yourself safe from faerie magic.So yeah. It think it's safe to say that these books have had an impact on him.
Things get weirder and a helluva lot more dark for the Grace kids when Simon gets kidnapped by a pack of bloodthirsty goblins. One thing I really loved about this one is how disturbing the monster designs are. They look like something you would see in a 18+ dark fantasy manga, not a kid friendly adventure story. There were also scenes where the goblins cooked cats alive over a fire while making Simon watch as they planned to cook him alive next. Surprisingly brutal and scary for the age rating
I read this with my daughter for a school book report. We read the first book together and decided to give this one a try too. The rating is from my daughter who I asked, "If five means you loved it and one you hated it, how many stars?" I think the plot in this one was more complex and meaty. They are still very short, at just over 100 pages. My daughter's favorite part was the griffin and she thought Hogsqueal was cute. The river troll and the scene with the goblins around the fire creeped her
3.5 stars, full review to come.
Kind of wished they combined these tiny little books into one super book so we can actually get the whole story but otherwise this is great
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