I give this book a 4 star because it wasent my faveroit book but i was realy good. I like this book because its about adventior and trying to solve a mystery. ( )

Eleven-year-old Nicholas has had his whole world turned upside down after his mother dies and his father remarries: his stepmother is always at the house, and he has to give his room to his stepsister, Laurie, and move into his older brother Julian’s room. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Laurie is really weird – she even believes in fairies! Nicholas doesn’t think it could get any worse until he starts seeing fairies, too. But then a fairy sends them on a quest to find her sisters… not an easy thing to do when there’s a giant trying to kill you!

First book in the “Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles” series. This is a great book and it deals well with issues of remarriage and stepfamilies. Fast-paced and well-written. 700L ( )

While I enjoyed this book, I didn't feel it was anywhere on par with the initial 5-book Spiderwick series. It was a good continuation of the theme, but I felt that the near-breaking of the fourth wall was a bit much to handle in terms of believability... though perhaps children will appreciate it, since it might make the story seem all that more real for them. For myself, however, I found it distracted from the storyline more than anything else. ( )

A great start to the first of the next Spiderwick series. It leaves off on a cliffhanger of sorts, so I can't wait until the next one comes out. ( )

Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas has had to make a lot of adjustments since his mother died and their father remarried. For one thing, he has to give up his bedroom to his new stepsister, Laurie. Nicholas doesn't have a lot of patience with Laurie, especially since she believes fairies are real. He tells her that her book about fairies, "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You" is fiction but she insists that fairies do exist. Much to his surprise, Nicholas finds out that Laurie is right and soon he is involved in adventures far beyond anything he would have imagined.

"The Nixie's Song" is the first book in the three-part sequel to the "Spiderwick Chronicles" fantasy series for children. I was a bit wary about reading it, because I was afraid that it wouldn't capture the magic of the first series, but it does a very good job of doing so. It does at times walk a very fine line that could have been dangerous as it blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction - authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black appear as characters as do Simon and Jared Grace (with Jared playing a big role towards the end of this book) - but it works out fine. The book deals nicely with the real life issue of a young boy struggling with the loss of his mother and his father's remarriage and dealing with a new stepsister. Nick Vargas is a well-written character - he thinks of himself as a bit of a loser, overweight and resentful of losing his bedroom to his new stepsister. His stepsister Laurie is also well written, a young girl who still believes in magic. All of the magical elements are well done especially the Nixie and the Giant.

Authors DiTerlizzi and Black have written yet another magical book. ( )