First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Arthur SpiderwicksGuide? And will the Grace kids be left alone now that theGuidehas mysteriously disappeared? Dont count on it.

At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something in the water is killing off the plants and animals. Clues point to the abandoned quarry just outside of town where the dwarves have taken over. Meanwhile, the faerie worlds abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered the dwarves a gift to join with him: a queen.