Central Kansas Library System

A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.

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.

While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.