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

by Mary Pope Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne (Narrated by)

Overview

The intrepid Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. With a young magician named Teddy, Jack and Annie take on the challenge in an adventure that takes them to new heights and places they couldn’t even imagine!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400091065
Publisher:	Listening Library, Inc.
Publication date:	11/08/2007
Series:	Magic Tree House Merlin Mission Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
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

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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