TY  - BOOK
AU  - DiTerlizzi,Tony
AU  - Black,Holly
TI  - The Ironwood Tree
SN  - 0-689-85939-2
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
KW  - Fantasy
KW  - Dwarves
KW  - fiction
KW  - Youth fiction
N1  - Donated by the Cahill family
N2  - The Grace kids (9-year-old twins Simon and Jared, and 13-year-old Mallory) might think that things have finally quieted down for them, but the nefarious faerie world has many more surprises in store. In the second chapter, titled, "IN WHICH the Grace twins are triplets," a mysterious and menacing shape-shifter shows up at Mallory's fencing match--and before Simon and Jared can suss out what's up, their sister disappears, presumably kidnapped. Eager to recover Mallory, the two descend into a strange subterranean world beneath a nearby quarry, only to find themselves prisoners and then privy to a wicked (and almost unbelievable) plan. The twins do end up tracking down Mallory, but only in very peculiar circumstances--not the least of which that she's wearing a dress
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