Sometimes, books stay with you because they take you to a different time and place. Sometimes, it's because they are so beautiful in the writing, but sometimes it's because you read them with people that you love! "The Spiderwick Chronicles" by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holy Black falls into these categories... for me!
When I was in high school, I got really sick with the flu and was out of commission for about a week. Coincidentally, my little brother got sick at the exact same time. He was reading the first book in this series and told me how wonderful they were, so I decided to read it while he moved on to the next book. For that entire week, my brother and I sat in bed next to each other and read these books and talked about how much we liked them. Still to this day we talk about that experience and smile about the time spent with one another.
In the series, there are 5 books (all were read that week I was sick... they are super short and an easy read). At Barnes and Noble, they are about $9 hardcover, and at Amazon they are $5 paperback in 'very good' condition. While I was researching prices, it also showed that there was a movie made... I had no idea and have never seen it, but it could be fun to compare and contrast the books vs. the movie with the kiddos in your life.
Now, go and READ!!!
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