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Magic Tree House#TitlePublishedArcPlot Summary/Notes1Dinosaurs Before Dark (UK title: Valley of the Dinosaurs)July 28, 1992The Mystery of the Tree House #1Jack and Annie discover the tree house and, using the magical books there, they travel back to the Late Cretaceous period (65 million years ago) where they meet a Pteranodon that saves them from a T-rex. Jack finds a gold medallion with the letter "M" on it.2The Knight at Dawn (UK title: Castle of Mystery)February 16, 1993The Mystery of the Tree House #2In England during the Middle Ages, Jack and Annie explore a castle and meet a brave knight.3Mummies in the Morning (UK title: Secret of the Pyramid)August 24, 1993The Mystery of the Tree House #3In Ancient Egypt, Jack and Annie help Queen Hutepi find her missing Book of the Dead.4Pirates Past Noon (UK title: Pirates' Treasure!)March 8, 1994The Mystery of the Tree House #4Jack and Annie encounter some pirates in the Caribbean Sea and meet Morgan le Fay.5Night of the NinjasMarch 21, 1995The Mystery of the Magic Spell #1In ancient Japan, Jack and Annie encounter ninjas and samurai.6Afternoon on the Amazon (UK title: Adventure on the Amazon)August 29, 1995The Mystery of the Magic Spell #2Jack and Annie search the Amazon rainforest for Morgan le Fay.7Sunset of the Sabertooth (UK title: Mammoth to the Rescue)April 14, 1996The Mystery of the Magic Spell #3In the last Ice Age, Jack and Annie encounter Cro-Magnons, wooly mammoths, and a saber-toothed cat while looking for the third object to help Morgan le Fay.8Midnight on the Moon (UK title: Moon Mission)October 29, 1996The Mystery of the Magic Spell #4Forty years into their future (2036), Jack and Annie travel to the moon to look for the fourth object needed to help Morgan le Fay.9Dolphins at Daybreak (UK title: Diving with Dolphins)April 29, 1997The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #1Set in the Pacific Ocean with bottlenose dolphins.10Ghost Town at Sundown (UK title: A Wild West Ride)September 16, 1997The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #2Set in the American Wild West, where Jack and Annie meet a cowboy named Slim.11Lions at Lunchtime (UK title: Lions on the Loose)January 12, 1998The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #3Set on the African savannah with lions.12Polar Bears Past Bedtime (UK title: Icy Escape)January 12, 1998The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #4Set in the North Pole.13Vacation Under The Volcano (UK title: Racing with Gladiators)March 24, 1998The Mystery of the Lost Stories #1Jack and Annie travel to Pompeii on the eve of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius.14Day of the Dragon King (UK title: Palace of the Dragon King)April 20, 1998The Mystery of the Lost Stories #2Jack and Annie travel to China as it was 2,000 years in their past. The Dragon King is also known as Emperor Qin.15Viking Ships at Sunrise (UK title: Voyage of the Vikings)August 11, 1998The Mystery of the Lost Stories #3In medieval Ireland, Jack and Annie encounter Vikings.16Hour of the Olympics (UK title: Olympic Challenge!)October 20, 1998The Mystery of the Lost Stories #4Jack and Annie travel to Ancient Greece and see the first Olympic games.17Tonight on the TitanicMarch 23, 1999The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #1Jack and Annie travel back to 1912 and are on the RMS Titanic during her fateful voyage. In this arc the two are assisted by a dog named Teddy that they must find gifts to free.18Buffalo Before BreakfastMay 18, 1999The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #2In the American Old West, Jack and Annie encounter a Lakota boy on the Great Plains.19Tigers at TwilightAugust 17, 1999The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #3Jack and Annie explore the Indian jungles of the past.20Dingoes at DinnertimeMarch 14, 2000The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #4Set in ancient Australia. Jack and Annie receive the final gift and return home where Morgan removes the spell on the dog who is revealed to be a boy named Teddy who is a young magician who trapped himself under a spell. This story introduces the character of Teddy who becomes a friend and ally to Jack and Annie over later stories.21Civil War on SundayMay 23, 2000Morgan's Library #1In the American Civil War, Jack and Annie encounter Clara Barton.22Revolutionary War on WednesdaySeptember 26, 2000Morgan's Library #2Jack and Annie cross the Delaware river with George Washington.23Twister on TuesdayMarch 27, 2001Morgan's Library #3In the 1870s, Jack and Annie encounter pioneer settlement of the Midwestern prairie. They have to save a teacher and some kids before they are hit by a Tornado.24Earthquake in the Early MorningJuly 24, 2001Morgan's Library #4In 1906, Jack and Annie experience the San Francisco earthquake. The two are able to use what they find to inspire King Arthur to battle Mordred, although in a later book its shown that he wins without dying in these stories.25Stage Fright on a Summer NightMarch 12, 2002Type of Magic #1In Elizabethan England, Jack and Annie meet William Shakespeare.26Good Morning GorillasJuly 23, 2002Type of Magic #2In the Congo rain forest, Jack and Annie encounter gorillas.27Thanksgiving on ThursdaySeptember 24, 2002Type of Magic #3In Plymouth in 1621, Jack and Annie share the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians.28High Tide in HawaiiMarch 25, 2003Type of Magic #4Jack and Annie travel to the Hawaii of the past and almost get caught in a tsunami. They also make two friends who share an adventure with them.Magic Tree House Merlin Missions#TitlePublishedArcPlot Summary/Notes29Christmas in Camelot2001Quest to Save Camelot #1Jack and Annie go on a quest to save Camelot, a quest that will prove to a beleaguered King Arthur that children and imagination really can make a difference. Eventually Jack and Annie break the spell over Camelot and meet the Knights of the Round Table most notably Sir Lancelot. This is also the first story where Merlin the Magician sends Jack and Annie on an adventure instead of Morgan, having learned of their abilities from Morgan Le Fay. (Note: This is the 25th book chronologically, due to the main storyline built upon the end of "Earthquake in the Early Morning".30Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve2003Quest to Save Camelot #2Jack, Annie, and Teddy must restore order to a duke's castle, on the outer realm of Camelot, for Merlin. Jack and Annie reunite with Teddy from the Enchanted Dog arc who becomes a recurring character in the rest of the books. It is also the first book where Jack and Annie perform their own magic. Jack and Annie are able to use the power of a magic hazel twig to transform themselves back to humans from ravens and Jack is able to tap into its power to defeat the Evil Raven King by turning him into a baby raven. This new ability of theirs is likely foreshadowing of later books when they start to make magic of their own.31Summer of the Sea Serpent2004Quest to Save Camelot #3Jack and Annie must retrieve the Sword of Light for Merlin for all the good of Camelot. Jack and Annie meet Kathleen who, along with Teddy, becomes a recurring character in the books, acting as their sidekick and a possible love interest for Jack. In this book Jack and Annie retrieve the Sword of Light and earn the right to wield it, learning later that the sword is in fact Excalibur and they retrieved it from Camelot's past so King Arthur can one day get it.32Winter of the Ice WizardSeptember 28, 2004Quest to Save Camelot #4Jack and Annie must go on a mission for the evil Ice Wizard, which is retrieving one of his eyes, in order to free Merlin and Morgan.33Carnival at CandlelightSeptember 2005Using Magic Wisely #1Jack and Annie must go and save Venice, Italy from a flood disaster, but Merlin's instructions are confusing. The next four books are part of an arc where Jack and Annie complete missions to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely.34Season of the Sandstorms2005Using Magic Wisely #2Jack and Annie must help the caliph of ancient Baghdad spread wisdom to the world.35Night of the New Magicians2006Using Magic Wisely #3Jack and Annie travel to the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 in the Magic Tree House. They have to save four new magicians (Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison, and Gustave Eiffel), before an evil sorcerer kidnaps them and steals the secrets of their magic. As it turns out, there is no evil sorcerer and the only one that shows up is Merlin himself who had wanted to meet the four.36Blizzard of the Blue Moon2006Using Magic Wisely #4Jack and Annie travel in the Magic Tree House to the New York City of the Great Depression in 1938. They must help a unicorn under a spell. However, two evil sorcerers in training, Balor and Grinda, are up to the same challenge. In this book, Jack and Annie are given the power to make magic on their own via a magic wand.37Dragon of the Red DawnMarch 2007Happiness #1Jack and Annie travel back in the Magic Tree House to feudal Japan to find the first of four secrets of happiness for Merlin the magician because Morgan has noticed that he does not feel well, does not eat or sleep, and is tired. To do this, they must spend the day with famous Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho.38Monday with a Mad GeniusAugust 28, 2007Happiness #2Jack and Annie travel back in the Magic Tree House to Florence, Italy, to find the second of four secrets of happiness. To do this, they must help Leonardo da Vinci all day, "morning, noon, and afternoon, till the night bird sings its song."39Dark Day in the Deep SeaMarch 25, 2008Happiness #3The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to a deserted island, in the 1870s, looking for another secret of happiness. They get rescued by scientists on a ship, in the Atlantic Ocean, and end up helping the scientists, who are looking for a sea monster. Will they be able to help the scientist and find the secret of happiness? This book is 128 pages long, making it the longest book in the series.40Eve of the Emperor PenguinSeptember 23, 2008Happiness #4Jack and Annie go to Antarctica to try to find their last secret of happiness, but they only find penguins. Only the penguins have the answer to this question. This is the only book where it is specifically stated that Jack and Annie did not travel through time. They also use the wand to make magic twice: once to find the penguins and a second time to teleport to Mount Erebus, the only time they use its power twice.41Moonlight on the Magic FluteMarch 10, 2009Inspiring #1Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn—including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie, the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to follow them everywhere. But when the boy lets the animals out of the palace zoo, Jack and Annie have to use the only magic at their disposal to save themselves and the naughty little boy.42A Good Night for GhostsJuly 28, 2009Inspiring #2Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find—and inspire—artists to bring happiness to millions. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong.43Leprechaun in Late WinterJanuary 12, 2010Inspiring #3The kids meet a leprechaun girl in their third mission to put "artists" on the right path. The leprechaun girl grows up to be Lady Gregory, a famous legendteller of the Irish lore. Can the kids save Gregory and put the third artist on the right path? This is the first time that something that one of the kids has written has been used to travel through time: the kids time travel by wishing using Jack's notes on where they are traveling to.44A Ghost Tale for Christmas TimeSeptember 14, 2010Inspiring #4The kids are whisked back to Victorian England to help famed author Charles Dickens. The kids know Charles had everything he wants. Will the kids find the thing Charles wants? The kids are thrown in jail, only to be saved by Charles Dickens! To find Charles' secret, they will need help from three ghosts and get to know Charles very, very, well.45A Crazy Day with CobrasJanuary 11, 2011Penny's Spell #1The kids travel to an Indian desert because Penny, Merlin's beloved penguin (from Eve of the Emperor Penguin), has been put under a terrible spell. Jack and Annie have to escape a swarm of king cobras and defeat the infamous All-Power Great Mogul. To start their quest, Jack and Annie must find a giant ruby emerald to find the first piece of breaking Penny's spell.46Dogs in the Dead of NightAugust 9, 2011Penny's Spell #2Jack and his sister Annie travel to Swiss Alps to get the second magical object to break the beloved baby penguin, Penny. They face a dog rescue and many other adventures.47Abe Lincoln At LastWinter 2011-2012Penny's Spell #3Magic Tree House Research GuidesMagic Tree House Research Guides are written by Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne, and Natalie Pope Boyce. They were first released in 2000 by Scholastic and Random House. They are non-fiction books providing more in-depth follow-up information on the topics in the series than already covered. So far, 21 have been released.
TitleCompanion To ate Published:01DinosaursMagic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark200002Knights and CastlesMagic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn200003Mummies and PyramidsMagic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning200004PiratesMagic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon200005RainforestsMagic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon200106SpaceMagic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon200107TitanicMagic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic200208Twisters and Other Terrible StormsMagic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday200309Dolphins and SharksMagic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak200310Ancient Greece and the OlympicsMagic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics200411American RevolutionMagic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on WednesdaySeptember 14, 200412Sabertooths and the Ice AgeMagic Tree House #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth200513PilgrimsMagic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday200514Ancient Rome and PompeiiMagic Tree House #13: Vacation Under a VolcanoApril 25, 200615Tsunamis and Other Natural DisastersMagic Tree House #28: High Tide in Hawaii200716Polar Bears and the ArcticMagic Tree House #12: Polar Bears Past BedtimeSeptember 25, 200717Sea MonstersMagic Tree House #39: Dark Day in the Deep SeaMarch 25, 200818Penguins and AntarcticaMagic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor PenguinSeptember 23, 200819Leonardo da VinciMagic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad GeniusJanuary 13, 200920GhostsMagic Tree House #42: A Good Night for GhostsJuly 28, 200921Leprechauns and Irish FolkloreMagic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late WinterJanuary 12, 201022Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles DickensMagic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas TimeSeptember 14, 201023Snakes and Other ReptilesMagic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with CobrasJanuary 11, 201124Dog HeroesMagic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of NightAugust 9, 2011 |
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