EarthquakeintheEarlyMorning(TheMagicTree

House,#24)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,a

mysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods.

Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.

Theyfoundthatitwasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehouse

wasmagic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureand

wishtogothere.

Alongtheway,JackandAnniediscoveredthatthe

treehousebelongstoMorganleFay.

MorganisamagicallibrarianfromCamelot,the

long-agokingdomofKingArthur.Shetravels

throughtimeandspace,gatheringbooks.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#5--8,JackandAnnie

helpedfreeMorganfromaspell.InBooks#9--12,they

solvedfourancientriddlesandbecameMaster

Librarians.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#13--16,JackandAnnie

hadtosavefourancientstoriesfrombeinglost

forever.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#17--20,JackandAnnie

freedamysteriouslittledogfromamagicspell.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#21--24,JackandAnnie

haveanewchallenge.Theymustfindfourspecial

kindsofwritingforMorganslibrarytohelpsave

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Jacksatupinbed.Hestaredouthiswindow.The

skywasdarkgray.Thesunwouldberisingsoon.

Itsalmosttime,hewhisperedtohimself.

Thedaybefore,inthemagictreehouse,Morgans

notehadsaid,Comebacktomorrow,intheearly

morning.

Jackjumpedoutofbed.HeputonhisjeansandT-

shirt.Thenhegrabbedhisback-packandcreptout

intothehall.

JackpeekedintoAnniesroom.Shewasntthere.He

slippeddownstairsandoutthefrontdoor.

Anniewassittingontheporchsteps.Jacksatdown

besideher.

Whatareyoudoing?heasked.

Iwaswaitingforthebirdstostartsinging,said

Annie