StageFrightonaSummerNight(MagicTreeHouse

#25)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,a

mysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods.

Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfoundthatit

wasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehouse

wasmagic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureand

wishtogothere.Whiletheyaregone,notimeatall

passesinFrogCreek.

Alongtheway,JackandAnniediscoveredthatthe

treehousebelongstoMorganleFay.Morganisa

magicallibrarianofCamelot,thelong-agokingdom

gatheringbooks.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#5--8,JackandAnnie

helpfreeMorganfromaspell.InBooks#9--12,they

solvefourancientriddlesandbecomeMaster

Librarians.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#13--16,JackandAnnie

havetosavefourancientstoriesfrombeinglost

forever.InMagicTreeHouseBooks#17--20,Jackand

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#21--24,JackandAnnie

helpsaveCamelot.

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JackandAnniesatontheirporch.Lightningbugs

blinkedinthewarmsummertwilight.

Wow,ashootingstar!saidAnnie,pointingatthe

sky.

Jacklookedup,justintimetoseeastreakoflight

flashthroughthesky.Thelighthoveredabovethe

FrogCreekwoods.Thenitdisappearedintothe

treetops.

Jackcaughthisbreath.HeturnedtoAnnie.

Thatwasnoshootingstar,hesaid.Right,she

said.

Theyjumpedup.Jackgrabbedhisback-packfrom

insidethefronthall.

Dad,Mom!Canwegoout?hecalled.Wellbe

backsoon!

Tenminutes,nomore!theirmomsaid.

Okay!saidJack.Heclosedthedoor.Letsgo!

Hurry!

HeandAnnieranacrosstheiryard.Theyrandown

theirstreet.Theyranintothewoods.Theyranuntil

theycametothetallestoak.Theylookedup.

Yep,saidA