The Seeing Stone (Spiderwick Chronicles Series #2)

Publishers Weekly

Favorite chapter book tales continue this fall-some come to their riveting conclusions. The adventures of the Grace children, The Spiderwick Chronicles #5: The Wrath of Mulgarath by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, concludes as Jared, Mallory and Simon square off against an evil ogre who has kidnapped their mother. They enlist help of a brownie, hobgoblin and more in their quest to reunite their family. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Holly Black spent her early years in a decaying Victorian mansion where her mother fed her a steady diet of ghost stories and books about faeries. Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Teens, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and has been translated into twelve languages. Her second teen novel, Valiant, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Locus Magazine Recommended Read, and a recipient of the Andre Norton Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Visit Holly at www.hollyblack.com.

Tony DiTerlizzi is the author and illustrator of Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-this-World MoonPie Adventure, as well as the Zena Sutherland Award winning Ted. In 2003, his brilliantly cinematic version of Mary Howitt's classic The Spider and The Fly received stellar reviews, earned Tony his second Zena Sutherland Award, and was honored as a Caldecott Honor Book. In addition to picturebooks, Tony's art has graced the covers of such well-known fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Peter S. Beagle, and George Bear. He has also made significant contributions to Dungeons and Dragons and Wizards of the Coast's Magic; The Gathering. Most famously, he is known as part of the dymamic duo behind the New York Times best selling serial the Spiderwick Chronicles. His first chapter book, Kenny & the Dragon was published in August 2008 and debuted as a New York Times Best Seller. He lives with his wife, Angela and their daughter in Amherst, MA Visit Tony on the world wide web at www.diterlizzi.com.