The Ironwood Tree
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–12 · 2004 · Est. 1.5 hour read

The Ironwood Tree

By Tony DiTerlizzi (Author/Illustrator), Holly Black

Book #4 in the The Spiderwick Chronicles series

Goblins and elves target the Grace kids for a mysterious guide. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late?

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144 pages· 9,524 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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The Grace children face a new threat as goblins kidnap Simon and elves target Jared, all seeking Spiderwick's Guide. With the guide missing, Jared is impersonated at school, and Mallory vanishes. As a mysterious force poisons the land, clues lead to a quarry where dwarves and a power-hungry creature plot. Can the siblings unravel the mystery and save their world?

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First a pack of 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 Spiderwick’s Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don’t count on it.

At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it’s not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world’s abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him – he’s given them a queen…

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Format
Pages
144
Words
9,524
Reading age
7–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
650L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about twinsBooks about goblinsBooks about cavesBooks about dwarves
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.3
F&P level
~P
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
77859
Publication
Published
February 21, 2023
First published
April 1, 2004
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665928724

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