This book is written by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
This
is the first of five books in which we meet the Grace children,
Mallory, and her younger twin brothers Simon and Jared. They have
recently moved to their great aunts abandoned house (she is in the
mental health hospital). They house is in disrepair, and has many
creeping noises. They figure one is a squirrel in the walls, and they
discover its nest, which is strange but the pull it out and put it in
the trash. Turns out the nest is not that of a squirrel but that of a
Boggart/ Brownie. It changes back and forth based on its mood. Of
course with its next destroyed it is mad, and takes out its anger on the
children, tying Mallory’s head to her bed, making a big mess in the
kitchen. In the meantime, Jared discovers a book, a field guide of
faerie creatures. Using the guide he decides they need to do something
to appease the Boggart. They find his house stuff, and offer him a new
house with the stuff inside. SO the book ends with the Brownie meeting
our three siblings, and with a warning. They are not to keep the book,
the field guide.
These
stories have lots of action and excitement. And portends that more is
to come. I am not sure why the book is divided into five parts, other
than to make more money.
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