MagicTreeHouse#8MidnightontheMoon

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,a

mysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods.

Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.

Thetreehousewasfilledwithbooksanditwas

magic.Itcouldgoanyplacethatwasinabook.All

andwishtogothere.

pirates,ninjas,andtheAmazon

rainforest.

Alongtheway,theydiscoveredthatthetreehouse

belongedtoMorganleFay.Morganwasamagical

librarianfromthetimeofKingArthur.Shetraveled

throughtimeandspace,gatheringbooksforher

library.

Oneday,JackandAnniefoundanotethatsaid

Morganwasunderaspell.JackandAnniesetoutin

themagictreehousetofindfourspecialthingsthat

wouldfreeher.

WiththehelpofamousenamedPeanut,Jackand

AnniefoundthefirstthinginoldJapan,thesecondin

theAmazonrainforest,andthethirdintheIceAge.

NowJack,Annie,andPeanutarereadytofindthe

lastthing...inMidnightontheMoon.

Chapter1ByMoonlight

Jack!whisperedavoice.

Jackopenedhiseyes.Hesawafigureinthe

moonlight.

Wakeup.Getdressed.Itwashissister,Annie.

Jackturnedonhislamp.Herubbedhiseyes.

Anniewasstandingbesidehisbed.Sheworejeans

andasweatshirt.

Letsgotothetreehouse,shesaid.

Whattimeisit?askedJack.Heputonhisglasses.

Dontlookatyourclock,saidAnnie.

Jacklookedathisclock.Oh,man,hesaid.Its

midnight.Itstoodark.

Noitisnt.Themoonmakesitbrightenoughto

see,saidAnnie.

Waittillmorning,saidJack.

No--now,saidAnnie.Wehavetofindthefourth

Mthing.Ihaveafeelingthatthefullmoonmight

helpus.

Thatsnuts,saidJack.Iwanttosleep.

Youcansleepwhenwecomebackhome,said

Annie.Notimewillhavepassed.

Jacksighed.Oh,brother,hesaid.

Buthegotoutofbed.

Yay!w