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DayoftheDragonKing(MagicTreeHouse#14)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,a

mysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods.Eight-

climbedintothetreehouse.

Theyfoundthatitwasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehouse

wasmagic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureand

wishtogothere.

Alongtheway,theydiscoveredthatthetreehouse

belongstoMorganleFay.Morganisamagical

librarianfromthetimeofKingArthur.Shetravels

throughtimeandspace,gatheringbooks.

andbecameMasterLibrarians.Tohelpthemintheir

futuretasks,MorgangaveJackandAnniesecret

librarycardswiththelettersMLonthem.

JackandAnniesfirstfourmissionsasMaster

Whentheirfirstadventureended(MagicTreeHouse

#13,VacationUndertheVolcano),Morganasked

themtoreturntothetreehouseintwoweekstogoto

Chinaandsaveanotherstory.

Nowthetwoweeksareover...

Chapter1TheBambooBook

AnniepeekedintoJacksroom.

ReadytogotoChina?sheasked.

Jacktookadeepbreath.Sure,heanswered.

Bringyoursecretlibrarycard,Anniesaid.Ihave

mineinmypocket.

Yep,saidJack.

Heopenedhistopdresserdrawerandtookouta

thinwoodencard.ThelettersMLonitshimmeredin

Thenhethrewinhisnotebookandapencil.

Letsgo,saidAnnie.

Jackpulledonhispackandfollowedher.Whatare

weinfortoday?hewondered.

Bye,Mom!saidAnnieastheypassedtheirmom

inthekitchen.

Whereareyougoing?sheasked.

China!saidAnnie.

Great,saidtheirmom.Shewinkedatthem.Have

fun.

Fun?thoughtJack.Hewasafraidthatfunwasnt

quitetherightword.

Justwishusluck,hesaidasheandAnnieheaded

outthefrontdoor.

Goodluck!theirmo