Summary
Hurry Up, Houdini
Jack and Annie are heading out on another mission for Merlin the magician This time they have to find a famous stage magician, the great Harry Houdini. But when the magic tree house whisks them to Coney Island, they land in an amusement park. They will have plenty of time for fun before Houdini performs--and plenty of time to get into trouble
This time the trouble is between Jack and Annie. When they have an argument, it looks as if they won't complete their mission for the first time ever. Will they get along in time for Houdini's magic show? What will they have to do to meet Houdini? The answers come with laughs and a surprise ending
Mary Pope Osborne fills Hurry Up, Houdini with her trademark combination of history, mystery, and fantasy . . . and a bit of showbiz as well
High Time for Heroes
Jack and Annie must find another secret of greatness for Merlin the magician This time, their mission takes the time-traveling pair to the Nile River in Egypt in the mid-1800s. They're looking for an unusual hero in history, the world's greatest nurse--Florence Nightingale
But when Jack and Annie find the famous woman, they discover that she's unhappy with her life and can't help them. Can they help her instead? And could a baby baboon, a bad accident, and a few daring acts of heroism help them all?
Mary Pope Osborne blends chills, thrills, and spills in another amazing addition to the bestselling Magic Tree House series.
Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine.
Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse.
(Bowker Author Biography)
