The Spiderwick Chronicles meets Indiana Jones in this irresistible and adventurous tale of time travel, exotic globe-trotting, mysterious and secret worlds, and a diabolical villain — all amidst the intrepid Tom Scatterhorn's race against time to save his loved ones before it's too late.
Tom Scatterhorn is back at Scatterhorn Museum, and it is only moments before he is swept into another adventure! Pearl Smoot, a mysterious visitor to the museum, comes to Tom with news about his nemesis, Don Gervase Askary: that the villain has kidnapped Pearl's family members and possibly Tom's parents too. Suddenly, Tom's hopes for a fun holiday are dashed and he finds himself on a dangerous adventure that will take him to the heart of the beetles' kingdom in the future, and beyond. . . .