CivilWaronSunday(MagicTree

House#21)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,amysterious

treehouseappearedinthewoods.

climbedintothetreehouse.

Theyfoundthatitwasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehousewas

magic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthebooks.Alltheyhad

todowaspointtoapictureandwishtogothere.

Alongtheway,JackandAnniediscoveredthatthetreehouse

Camelot,thelong-agokingdomofKingArthur.Shetravels

throughtimeandspace,gatheringbooks.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#5--8,JackandAnniehelpedfree

Morganfromaspell.InBooks#9--12,theysolvedfourancient

riddlesandbecameMasterLibrarians.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#13--16,JackandAnniehadto

savefourancientstoriesfrombeinglostforever.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#17--20,JackandAnniefreeda

mysteriouslittledogfromamagicspell.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#21--24,JackandAnniehavea

newchallenge.Theymustfindfourspecialkindsofwritingfor

tofindthefirstofthese...

Chapter1ALightintheWoods

Jacklookedouthiswindow.

ItwasadrearySundayafternoon.Thereweredarkcloudsin

thesky.

Thunderrumbledinthedistance.

JackstareddownthestreetattheFrogCreekwoods.

Whenisthemagictreehousecomingback?hewondered.

Isawalightflashinthewoods!

Itwasjustlightning,saidJack.

No,itwasmagic!Aswirloflight!saidAnnie.Ithinkthe

treehousejustcameback!

Imsureitwasjustlightning,Jacksaid.Didntyouhearthe

thunder?

Yeah,saidAnnie.Butletsgocheckanyway.

ShestartedoutofJacksroom.Thenshepeekedbackin.

Bringyourbackpack,justincase!shesaid.

Jackwasalwaysgladforachancetolookforthemagictree

house.HegrabbedhisbackpackandfollowedAnniedownthe

stairs.

Wherearey