Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House) - Softcover

Osborne, Mary Pope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627657924 ISBN 13: 9781627657921

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 2010

Synopsis

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."

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Review

In the second of the "Merlin Missions"--hardback additions to Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series--plucky heroes Jack and Annie must once again must travel back in time to rescue Camelot from looming danger.

One wonders why Merlin can't handle this sort of thing himself, but then of course we wouldn't get a chance to see Jack and Annie have another seat-of-the-pants adventure, getting mixed up with shape-shifting magic, armies of birds, a puzzling gem of power, and all sorts of other trouble. With the help of their old pal Teddy (Morgan le Fay's apprentice, last seen in dog form in four earlier Tree House stories), the two "Master Librarians and Magicians of Everyday Magic" must solve the mystery behind a castle full of ghosts and a menacing army of ravens. Not surprisingly, half the trouble comes in unraveling Merlin's riddles and helping Teddy use his rhyming magic correctly.

Osborne doesn't challenge readers overmuch (including the constant restatement of plot elements, perhaps worried that kids might otherwise forget or lose interest) and many parts of the story barely convince (like Teddy's "period" dialogue, e.g., "'Tis cool indeed"), but fans of the Magic Tree House will no doubt love another installment. (Ages 6 to 9) --Paul Hughes

From the Inside Flap

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!
a Stepping Stone Book™
From the Hardcover edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1627657924
• ISBN 13: 9781627657921
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 113