Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve (Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Series #2)

by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca

Overview

The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebrates Halloween with this scarily affordable paperback!

Jack and Annie have traveled all over the world in their magic tree house. But they've never been anywhere like this. In the distance, a haunted castle looms dark against the light of the moon. No candles burn in its windows. No laughter rings through its halls.

What has happened to the castle and the people who lived there? Merlin the magician asks Jack and Annie to find out. But are they brave enough to brush the cobwebs aside and step through the creaking doors? And are they smart enough to solve the mystery of how the castle became haunted?

Find out in a story packed to the margins with magic, history, and adventure!

First published in hardcover in 2003, Jack and Annie's spooky Halloween adventure is finally available in paperback. And—only in the paperback edition—the book now includes a creepy Halloween recipe, a fun puzzle, and a preview of the next book in the series!

Magic Tree House books are New York Times bestsellers. They are known all around the world as books that inspire reading. Find out why with Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve!

And don't forget to visit www.magictreehouse.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375860904
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	07/27/2010
Series:	Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Series
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	29,299
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.

Hometown:

Goshen, Connecticut

Date of Birth:

May 20, 1949

Place of Birth:

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Education:

B.A., University of North Carolina

Website:

http://www.marypopeosborne.com

Table of Contents

Editorial Reviews

Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House adventurers take their second Merlin-sent trip in this splendidly spooky Camelot tale. With the familiar, welcoming artwork from Sal Murdocca, Osborne's 30th entry takes Jack and Annie back to their old stomping ground to "bring order to the duke's castle." This time, the two kids are joined by Teddy -- Merlin's apprentice in Christmas in Camelot -- and after the three learn that the Raven King has swiped a legendary diamond from the duke's family (and made them invisible), they set out to get it back. With gently spine-tingling scenes and magical transformations to keep young readers on the edge of their chairs (Jack, Annie, and Teddy become ravens to rescue the diamond!), this MTH episode is one not to miss!

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Once again, Annie and Jack are summoned by Merlin to the fantasy world of Camelot. He informs them that the Diamond of Destiny has been stolen and the answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. Jack and Annie, with a young magician named Teddy, find the castle and discover that it is inhabited by four ghosts-a girl, twin boys, and a dog. The ghosts communicate to the three that the problem is the stolen diamond, that it must be retrieved, and that the Raven King has it. The children find and retrieve the diamond, revive the ghosts and their sleeping household, and give the Raven King what his heart most desires. All of these books fly off the shelves in our school library. 2003, Random House, Ages 6 to 8.
— Pat Williams

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