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The 5 Grace books · right after book 2

Lucinda's Secret

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Great-Aunt Lucinda tells what happened to Arthur Spiderwick

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Chronological3 of 5
  • Everything3 of 8
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Quick recap

The Grace siblings visit Great-Aunt Lucinda, Arthur Spiderwick's daughter, who lives in a psychiatric clinic. She tells them what she's lived through since childhood: her father vanished when she was little, and the faeries never left her alone. For the first time, someone confirms what the kids have seen. On the way back, the Graces meet elves and a phooka, creatures very different from the ones they already know. Bit by bit, they piece it together and realize Arthur may be trapped in the faerie world. The book ends on that suspicion, with the siblings deeper than ever in the Guide's world.

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What changed on screen

  1. ChangeElves become sylphs

    In the book, elves hold Arthur prisoner after he tries to trick them. In the movie, sylphs take him after saving him from goblins.

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  2. ChangeNo elves, no phooka

    This book's elves and phooka never show up in the movie.

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  3. ChangeAll in one day

    The books play out over a few weeks. The movie fits it all into a single day.

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