The Magic Tree House 22

Revolutionary War on Wednesday

by Mary Pope Osborne

Release: September 2000
Format: Early Chapter Book
Genre: Fantasy
Audience: Children
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

In their second quest to find a sample of writing to save Camelot, Jack and Annie find themselves at the start of the American Revolution as Washington and his men prepare to cross the Delaware.

— Michael Main

“Yes! And you have to keep going for our sake,” said Annie. “For the sake of the future children of America, sir.”

DEBUT

Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Random House, September 2000).

VARIANTS

2 English variants

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1700 to 1799
Circa AD 2000 to 2099: based on a date of 2019 in To the Future, Ben Franklin!

Timeline Models

Single Static Timeline: Within the series, anything the kids do seems to fit known history rather than change it.

Time Travel Methods

Themes

Causal Loops: Annie encourages Washington because she already knows that the raid will be successful.
True Histories: true history of Washingon’s Christmas raid on the Hessian forces in Trenton

Real-World Tags

Fictional Tags

Morgan le Fay: offstage

Groupings

Magic Tree House (story series): 22

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From the magic tree house in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, circa 2019 ⋙ to Pennsylvania, near the Delaware River, 25 December 1776. Round trip. Note: Jack and Annie in the tree house.