Jack opened his eyes. He pushed his glasses intoplace. Morgan was gone. And so were Jack's jeans, T-shirt, sneakers, and backpack. Instead, he had on a white tunic with a belt, sandalsthat laced up, and a leather bag,He looked at Annie. She was dress...
Jack reached into his drawer and took out his secretlibrary card. He held the thin piece of wood and ranhis finger over its shimmering letters: M L. Master Librarian, he whispered. Jack couldn't believe that he and his sister, Annie,were finally Mast...
Warm air washed over Jack. It felt wonderful. You have succeeded in your quest, said a soft,soothing voice. Are you glad to be home?Jack opened his eyes. Morgan le Pay stood in themoonlight. Yes, he said. We solved all our riddles, said Annie. Indeed...
By the time the dogsled arrived at the tree house,the snowstorm had become a blizzard. Can you wait just a minute? Jack asked the sealhunter. So we can check something?The hunter nodded. His dogs whined as Jack andAnnie climbed through the tree house...
Now only the moon shone on the snow. Jack looked around for the polar bear. She was gone. Where'd she go? asked Annie. I don't know, said Jack. He looked over thetundra. There was no sign of the giant bear or hercubs. Maybe she's not interested in sc...
Jack, you can get up now, said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. Annie was standing over him. She still had her mask on. We're on safe ground, she said. Jack felt as if he'd been dreaming. He lookedaround. They had reached the tundra at the edge ofthe fro...
The cubs whimpered louder. They want to go to her, but they're afraid of theice, whispered Jack. Annie petted the cubs. Don't be afraid, she told them. You'll get back toyour mother.The big polar bear growled. She paced back andforth, sniffing the ai...
The dogs were barking wildly at two smallcreatures playing in the moonlight. Polar bear babies! cried Annie. One roly-poly cub leaped onto the other. Then theyboth rolled through the snow. Hi, little bears! Annie called. The cubs jumped up and shook...
The dogsled skimmed silently over the frozentundra. The seal hunter ran alongside it. Sometimeshe cracked his whip against the ice. The snowdrifts looked like giant white sculptures asthe sun slipped behind the frozen hills. Then a fullorange moon ro...
Did you come with the wolves? asked Annie. The seal hunter looked puzzled. Did Morgan send you to us? said Jack. I had a dream, the man said. You were in it. Youneeded help.Annie smiled. Morgan sends dreams sometimes, she said. Wecame in Morgan's tre...