The Seeing Stone
With the aid of a seeing stone the true nature of the secret world around them is now revealed. Its important the Grace kids tell their story but the faeries will do everything to stop them...
Its up to you to spread the word about their discovery. But heed their warnings, wear some red, turn your clothes inside out - all anti-faerie devices - and get ready to enter a world that you never knew existed...Its closer than you think!
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Book details:
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
- 128 pages |
- ISBN 9780689859373 |
- August 2003 |
- Grades 1 - 5 |
- Lexile 560L
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Chapter One: IN WHICH
More Than a Cat Goes Missing
The late bus dropped Jared Grace at the bottom of his street. From there it was an uphill climb to the dilapidated old house where his family was staying until his mother found something better or his crazy old aunt wanted it back. The red and gold leaves of the low-hanging trees around the gate made the gray shingles look forlorn. The place looked as bad as Jared felt.
He couldn't believe he'd had to stay after school already.
It wasn't like he didn't try to get along with the other kids. He just wasn't good at it. Take today, for example. Sure, he'd been...
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Activity Sheets
- Dress Your Own Sprite (pdf)
- In Pursuit of Spiderwick: Gameboard (pdf)
- In Pursuit of Spiderwick: Trivia Cards (pdf)
- Morph Into A Wood Elf (pdf)
- Spiderwick Event Kit Information (pdf)
- Spiderwick Trading Cards #1 (pdf)
- Spiderwick Trading Cards #2 (pdf)
- Spiderwick Trading Cards #3 (pdf)
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Seeing Stone
Paper Over Board 9780689859373(3.0 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Holly Black
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- Author Photo (jpg): Tony DiTerlizzi
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