The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide True and False

Jared Grace would have said that his brother, Simon, would be a lion tamer when they grew up.

Mallory, Jared, and Simon Grace found the photocopy from an old book in their attic.

The book found in the attic tells people how to identify faeries and how to protect themselves.

The Grace children wanted to give the old book to their publisher.

The Grace children wanted to use normal mail to send the book because it was safe.

Jared Grace could easily say what job he would grow up to have.

Jared's siblings were concerned about his whereabouts when he disappeared into the wall.

Jared's candle went out when he suddenly moved.

Jared's mother was aware of his presence in the dumbwaiter.

Jared's siblings were planning to sneak back down to retrieve him.

Jared's mother instructed his siblings to go to bed and join him.

Jared found a mysterious message scrawled in the dust on the desk.

Jared attributes a noise in the wall to a ghost.

The family is living in a well-maintained house with no leaks or rotted floors.

Simon fills his side of the room with glass tanks housing various animals.

Mallory is unconcerned about the noises in the walls and plans to catch the squirrel.

The siblings find no droppings in the wall, adding to the mystery.

The text is an excerpt from 'The Seeing Stone' in 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' series.

Is the new house described as a Victorian mansion with a well-maintained garden?

The children are grateful for the opportunity to start over in the new house?

Jared brings pet mice into the house against their mother's wishes?

The family is dealing with the aftermath of their mother leaving?

The text hints at potential mysteries within the house?

The children's attitudes toward the new home and potential inheritance are positive?

Jared, Simon, and Mallory find a dumbwaiter in their new home.

They use the dumbwaiter to investigate strange noises.

Jared is sent up the dumbwaiter and discovers a secret room.

The room is a small library with unusual books and items.

The children's exploration is interrupted by their mom's return.

The plot involves a family's encounter with a hidden world of faeries and magical creatures.

Jared's mother was unaware of his presence in the dumbwaiter.

The message in the dust said 'watch your back.'

Jared dropped the jar when he heard a creak from inside the wall.

Jared's sister whispered to him from the metal box in the dumbwaiter.

Jared's siblings were unconcerned about his disappearance into the wall.

Jared felt relieved when he barely noticed the ride down to the kitchen in the dumbwaiter.

The children's mother threatens to lock them in their rooms if they leave bed

Mallory's hair is knotted to the headboard, and she has strange bruises on her arms

Their mother accuses Jared of causing Mallory's distress

Jared and Simon suspect the 'thing in the walls' is responsible for Mallory's condition

Jared decides to explore the attic after interpreting the poem's clue 'Up and up and up again'

Jared discovers an old trunk with moth-eaten clothes, a pocket watch, a cap, and a satchel of old pencils and charcoal

Jared fears the boggart might cause trouble, leading him to consider a plan to catch it

Jared leaves out milk as bait for the boggart

The text ends with Jared contemplating the boggart's potential feelings and his own moral dilemma

Jared's sudden interest in reading surprises his brother, Simon

Jared discovers a brownie in the book and learns that it can turn into a boggart if angered

Jared brings pet mice into the house against their mother's wishes

Jared's mother is enthusiastic about his discovery of the book about faeries.

The book titled 'Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You' contains watercolor sketches and notes about faeries.

Mallory shows interest in the book about faeries and believes in their existence.

Jared's troubled behavior and his mother's protective nature are revealed during dinner.

The discovery of the book and the family's reaction hint at potential conflicts and adventures related to the faeries mentioned in the book.

The setting, character interactions, and the conflict between disbelief and belief in faeries are not introduced in the text.

Jared left footprints in the flour from the milk back to the hall.

Jared's mother caught him trying to catch something in the kitchen at night.

Jared's mother was pleased that Jared tried to catch something in the kitchen.

The kitchen was clean and organized when Jared woke up.

Mallory was using a broom to clean up the mess in the kitchen.

Jared was happy that his boggart idea was interrupted by his mother.

Jared's mother was angry when she woke him up in the morning.

Jared was glad his mother interrupted him from his boggart idea.

The kitchen was tidy and clean when Jared's mother woke him up.

Mallory was using a broom to clean up the kitchen.

Jared's mother instructed him to go back to bed after finding the messy kitchen.

Jared thought he missed school until he remembered they had moved.

Jared believes that scattering sugar or flour on the floor will help him obtain footprints to prove the existence of the creatures in the book.

Jared's mother is fully aware of his activities in the kitchen at night.

Jared's siblings were unconcerned about his disappearance into the wall.

Jared leaves out milk as bait for the boggart.

Jared found a mysterious message scrawled in the dust on the desk.

The book found in the attic tells people how to identify faeries and how to protect themselves.

Mallory seemed to break out of her trance after reading the book.

Jared had taken to keeping the book with him wherever he went.

Mallory was not interested in the content of the book about faeries.

Jared suddenly understood the significance of the large book.

The characters were already at the end of the book's entries.

The book about faeries was small and easy to comprehend.

Jared's mother is enthusiastic about his discovery of the book about faeries

Jared's family initially believes him when he points out the small footprints in the kitchen.

Jared brings pet mice into the house against their mother's wishes

Jared's mother finds Simon's frozen tadpoles and a note in the freezer, blaming Jared for his brother's missing mice.

Jared attributes a noise in the wall to a ghost

Jared's attempts to catch the boggart have no unintended consequences.

Mallory blames Jared for the trouble, but Simon shows interest in helping

The boggart's presence adds harmony to the family dynamics.

Jared reveals that he used their mother's belongings to make the new house

Jared's family's lack of understanding and belief in his innocence simplifies the situation.

The text foreshadows potential conflicts and resolutions in the story

The crushed robin's egg found by Jared hints at a deeper connection to the boggart and its actions.

Jared and Mallory find a hidden door behind a large oil painting and explore the room, leaving a note for the boggart they believe inhabits it.

Thimbletack warns Jared and Mallory about the dangers of Arthur Spiderwick's book and advises them to throw it away.

Thimbletack mentions that those who kept the book have come to harm and that it contains too much information about the Fey for mortals to handle.

The mannikin, Thimbletack, reveals who 'they' are before leaving.

Jared and Mallory are able to visit the library for a week due to various activities.

The note left for the boggart in the secret room is found missing when Jared and Mallory return to the library.