Best-selling and beloved author of middle grade, young adult, and adult fantasy, Holly Black has received Kirkus starred reviews, a Newbery Honor, a Nebula award, and many other accolades. With illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, Black created a fantastic world in The Spiderwick Chronicles, a middle-grade series about the Grace children discovering faeries. The hit series was adapted into a film starring Freddie Highmore, as well as a video game, that were both released in 2008. Fae are the common thread connecting Black’s middle grade and young adult novels, including her acclaimed YA series, The Modern Faerie Tales. She also co-authored the Magisterium series with fellow author and friend Cassandra Clare.

Whether you’re a young reader or just young at heart, you’re sure to be charmed by the evocative world of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Start with The Field Guide and follow the series accordingly. If you need more fae in your life after that, jump into The Modern Faerie Tales with the first book in the series, Tithe, and finish up with Valiant followed by Ironside. And if you want your introduction to the world of Holly Black to start with a diverse and original story about love and revenge in a world where monsters and humans co-exist, give The Coldest Girl in Coldtown a try.