Prologue OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,amysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods. Eight-year-oldJackandhisseven-year-oldsister,Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfounditwasfilledwithbooks. JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehousewasmagic...
10Night,Peanut Jackopenedhiseyes. Thenheopenedhisfist.Hestaredatthemoonstoneinhishand.Itwasclearandsmooth.Italmostseemedtoglow. Werehome,saidAnnie. Squeak. Annieandthemousewerelookingoutthewindow. Jacklookedwiththem. Thesunwassettinginthedistance...
9Mouse-walk Themousevanishedintothetallgrassontheothersideofthestream. JackandAnniestaredatthetreebranch. Wehavetotrytocrossit,saidAnnie.Weresupposedtofollownature. Forgetit,saidJack.Itstoolittle.Itllcrackinasecond. Maybeifwepretendweremice,wec...
8DragonWater JackandAnniecrouchedtogether.Samuraiwereonbothsidesofthemnow.Theyweretrapped! Jackpressedagainsttherock. Thewarriorsteppedcloserandcloser.Helookedtotheright.Helookedtotheleft. Jackheldhisbreath. Benature,whisperedAnnie. What?Jackwhispe...
7TotheEast JackandAnniestoodstillforalongmoment. Anniespokefirst.Well,Iguessthetallninjawaspointingtotheeast,shesaid.Iguessthatsthewaywego. Wait,saidJack.Ineedtowritesomestuffdown. Hetookouthisnotebook.Inthemoonlight,hewrote: 1.usenature 2....
6ShadowWarrior JackandAnniewentintothecave.Theyfollowedtheninjathroughthedarkness. Thebackofthecavewaslitwithdozensofcandles.Shadowsdancedonthewalls. Intheflickeringlight,Jacksawadarkfiguresittingonawovenmat. Theninjamaster. Theninjabowedtothemaste...
5FlamesintheMist Thewatergrewshallowagain.Thentheywereondryland.TheninjasloweredJackandAnnietotheground. Thanks,saidAnnie. Thanks,saidJack. Squeak,saidthemouse. Theninjassaidnothing,buttheylookedaround. Jacklookedaround,too.Afullmoonwasrisi...
4Captured Theninjaspulledironbandsofftheirhands.Thebandshadspikeslikeclawsonthem. Thatshowtheyclimbedthetree,AnniewhisperedtoJack. TheninjasstaredatJackandAnniewithdark,piercingeyes.Therestoftheirfaceswerecoveredbytheirscarves. Jackfeltfrozenunde...
3E-hy! Jackopenedhiseyes. Anniewasalreadylookingoutthewindow.Themousepeekedoutofherpouch. Jacklookedoutthewindow,too.Theairwasfreshandcool. Thetreehousewasinatreewithwhiteflowers.Thetreewasinagroveoftreesonthesideofamountain.Nearbyawildstreamrushed...
2TheOpenBook JackshowedAnniethepieceofpaper.Itsaid: (helpme-UnderaspellFind4thin) Ohno,saidAnnie.Wehavetohelpher.Butwhatsathin? Maybeshewastryingtowritethings,saidJack.Seehowthensortofrunsoffthe page? Maybethespellwasstartingtomakeherdisappearo...