Magic Tree House

“Wow,” whispered Jack. “I wish we could go to the time of Pteranodons.”

Jack studied the picture of the odd-looking creature soaring through the sky.

“Ahhh!” screamed Annie.

“What?” said Jack.

“A monster!” Annie cried. She pointed out the tree house window.

“My magic wand!” Annie said, waving the flashlight. “Get down. Or I’ll wipe you out!”

“For a thousand years,” said the ghost-queen. “I have waited for help.”

“No one escapes Cap’n Bones!” he roared. His breath was terrible.

“The moonstone will help you find your missing friend,” the master said.

Jack nodded. Now he remembered. The ninja master said they wouldn’t be able to find the Pennsylvania book until they had found what they were looking for.

She stroked the mammoth’s giant ear. “Bye, Lulu. Thank you,” she said.

Jack nodded. “The book says the moon base was built in 2031,” he said. “So this book was written after that! Which means this book os from the future!.”

“You must show that you know how to do research,” said Morgan. “And show that you can find answers to hard questions.”

“Slim, you should write your book,” said Annie.

Jack watched as she hopped off the ladder. Then she started to walk through the tall grass, between the zebras and giraffes.

The tree house was on the ground. There were no trees and no houses, only an endless field of ice and snow.

“This story was in a library in a Roman town. I need you to get it before thelibrary becomes lost.”

“Give a message to the silk weaver. You will see her at the farmhouse,” said the young man. “Tell her to meet me here at twilight.”

The serpent’s neck was as tall as a two-story building. Its green scales were covered with sea slime.

At that moment, Plato returned. With him was a young woman dressed in a long tunic with a colored border. She was holding a scroll.

“Well, at least that’s good,” said Jack. “The ship won’t sink, even if it is lost.”

“. . . I got in the way of the buffalo. I couldn’t escape. So I held up my hands and shouted, ‘Stop!’ Then, out of nowhere, a beautiful lady in a white leather dress came to help me.”

“When you saved the tiger, you saved all of him,” said the blind man. “You saved his graceful beauty—and his fierce, savage nature. You cannot have one without the other.”

But at least I got to have exciting adventures as a dog!

We’d like to volunteer as nurses.

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

Suddenly, the schoolhouse door blew off its hinges! It went flying through the air!

Jack slowly stood up. His legs felt wobbly. As he brushed off his pants, the deep rumbling came again—louder than before.

“’Tis,” said Wil “The queen pretends to be young and beautiful. Just as you pretended to be a boy, and the bear pretended to be an actor. You see, all the world’s a stage.”

But he couldn’t find the magic. He couldn’t find the words that finished the rhyme. Worst of all, he couldn’t find Annie.

Be kind to those who feel different and afraid.

Jack took a deep breath. “I’d like to read a little about surfing first,” he said. He put his board down and pulled out the research book.

One minute he’s tall! The next he’s short! One minute he can throw the ball! The next he can’t!

Annie turned back to the couple. “Excuse me again, do you know today’s date?” she asked.
“September eighth,” the woman said with a friendly smile.
“Nineteen-hundred?” Jack asked.

“So I hear,” said the emperor. “When I first met you, I thought you must live nearby in Carnuntum. But now I do not think that is so. Where is your home?”
“Frog Creek, Pennsylvania,” said Annie.
“Beyond the Danube,” said Jack.

Morgan’s telling us to take Ben to Frog Creek. To our time.

“Oh, I get it—your dad is Erik, so you are called Erik-son!” said Annie.

“Show us,” the emperor ordered. “Show us all how this little llama speaks.”

If you’re a friend of bears, then take my advice: Walk softly and carry a big stick.

Annie: [turning on her flashlight] That’s right! We have a magic wand and we’re not afraid to use it!