They seem to be able to do some magic as well, as they owned a cap able to make humans breathe underwater (similarly to the caps worn by merfolk in fairy tales to walk on the shore). I don't fucking know, the movie does a shit job at explaining why the field guide is so damn important. The place appears to be deserted, and after a quick incident with will-o'-the-wisps, the kids take several papers including a diagram of a giant trap. He had the Sight, but is now almost blind, going to live with his son and daughter-in-law after getting hurt by a fighting giant.

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Nicholas Vargas - The main character, who has "stopped bothering" since his mother died and doesn't get along well with anyone.Once there, they are disappointed when Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black don't believe them, but they then run into Jared and Simon Grace, who offer to help them gather useful information. In The Ironwood Tree, he tricks Jared and Simon into being held prisoners, but keeps Mallory in a coffin to preserve her in time. Julian (Jules) Vargas - Nick's older "annoying brother", who spends all day surfing, stays out of his dad's way, and treats Nick like a kid.

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However, when Jared takes the book from his backpack to show her, it has been replaced with another book by Thimbletack. She was abandoned by her father after he was kidnapped by the elves, never knowing where he'd gone and being raised by the Grace children's grandmother.The children decide to ask the authors of The Spiderwick Chronicles themselves for advice at a book signing, convincing Jules to drive them. Finally, Jared convinces his older sister Mallory to help with creating a new home for the Boggart, as they had destroyed the first one.

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Of course, these usually only grant you another press of the A button, but there are a few cool abilities to be unlocked. As the children drive away from the giants, their car falls into a sinkhole and only after some time do they manage to get out. There is also a cheesy loading screen that replays a thousand times with flat, poorly-animated leaves blowing by. After a narrow escape from the dwarves' mechanical dogs, they make their way out of the tunnel but have to hide before leaving.

Sandspur - A small trash-eating with a fondness for sand and a pang of constant hunger, Sandspur is caught by Laurie and Nick and kept as a pet. What I mean by that is the fact that in a lot of these films, you end up being taken on this epic adventure to a faraway and fantastical land that's unlike anything you would ever see on earth.