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.
Chapter1SpecialManic
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