The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1)
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Release date: 2007-09-18
Hardcover
Author: Holly Black
Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books/All Ages, Children: Grades 4-6, Action & Adventure - General, Fairy Tales & Folklore - General, Family - Siblings, Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Legends, Myths, & Fables - General, Brothers and sisters, Fairies, Fiction, Stepfamilies
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The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1)
Date undefinedThere's a lot to like in this little book. My six year old daughter and I just finished reading this together.
I love the size, I especially love the illustrations, the story is exciting and suspenseful, the writing isn't overly descriptive but succinct and to the point, which keeps the pages turning.
I thought the relationships between the children and their parents were realistic as well as their reaction to becoming a blended family.
My daughter and I did enjoy the book and we are currently reading the second in the 'Beyond' series. I'm pretty sure we will read them all. But they aren't as wonderful as the original series.
My two biggest disappointments with this book are the language that was used, quite a lot of "shut-up" and sadly the name calling including "lard a ss". I would have preferred lard butt myself (still unnecessary and presents a teachable moment). But the other disappointment is the inconsistency in character of Jared Grace. He was not a very nice kid in this story and that's not in keeping with his character in the original series.
I hope that Ms. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi will keep in mind that their audience is broader that the tween or teen-aged reader and in the future keep the character's language in check.
The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1)
Date undefinedI bought the book for my 6year old for Christmas, so he hasn't received it yet. We have the series of Spiderwick Chronicles so he will be excited to get this one. The book was delivered quickly and in perfect condition.
The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1)
Date undefinedI shared this with my kids at Elem library and they liked it. Spiderwick is very popular right now and they all want anything new that's out there. They have been taking turns...The only complaint I have is the back cover has a "note" from one of the characters and he uses lots of mean rude words to describe his situation. I had my 9 year old go through this and she found only a few pages of similar language. It's no four letter spouting, but it's not the kind of talk I would want to encourage...however Diterlizzi kept things in context, so a smart kid would "get" that fact.
