Frank Carlson Library

Thanks to the mysterious field guide left behind by their long-lost great-great-uncle Arthur Spiderwick, life for the Grace kids-- Jared, Simon, and Mallory-- is beyond weird. When Simon goes missing, Jared is convinced creatures from the faerie world have something to do with it. Mallory is not convinced. That is, until she and Jared have to contend with a band of menacing, marauding goblins. Simon is clearly in danger, and it's up to Mallory and...

After finding a mysterious handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, Jared; his twin brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that there's a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own--the world of Faerie. The Grace children want to share their story, but the faeries will do everything possible to stop them....

First a pack of goblins snatched Simon. Then a band of elves tried to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Authur Spiderwick's Guide? To make things even worse, someone is running around pretending to be Jared at school, Mallory has disappeared, and something in the water is killing off the plants and animals. Will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously vanished? Don't count on it.

When Mallory and Jared attempt to rescue Simon from goblins, they use a magical stone which enables them to see things that are normally invisible.