TonightontheTitanic(MagicTreeHouse#17)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnedayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,amysterious

treehouseappearedinthewoods.

Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfoundthatit

wasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehouse

wasmagic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureand

wishtogothere.

Alongtheway,theydiscoveredthatthetreehouse

belongstoMorganleFay.Morganisamagical

librarianfromthetimeofKingArthur.Shetravels

throughtimeandspace,gatheringbooks.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#5-8,JackandAnnie

helpedfreeMorganfromaspell.Inbooks#9-121they

solvedfourancientriddlesandbecameMaster

Librarians.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#13-16,JackandAnnie

hadtosavefourancientstoriesfrombeinglost

Forever.Now,inbook#17,theyareabouttobegina

newsetofadventures...I

ANewMISSION

Jackopenedhiseyes.

Itwasastormynight.Theraintappedhardonhis

windowpane.

Doyouhearwhattherainissaying?saidavoice.

Jackturnedonhislamp.

Anniestoodinhisdoorway.Sheworeherrain

ponchooverherpajamasandheldaflashlight.

Itssaying,Comenow!

shesaid.

Yourenuts,saidJack.Listen,justlisten,said

Annie.Jacklistened.

TheraindidseemtobetappingoutCome

now!

Comenow!

We

have

togotothetreehouse,saidAnnie.Something

importantisabouttohappen.

Now?saidJack.

Jackdidntwanttoleavehiswarm,cozyroom.But

hehadafeelingAnniewasright.Something

importantwasabouttohappen.

Youcoming?shesaid.Yeah,yeah,hesaid.He

climbedoutofbed.

Justputonyourrainponcho,saidAnnie.

Jackthrewhisrainponchooverhispajamas.He

pulledonhissneakersand