Book description
Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the
woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree
house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is
no ordinary tree house . . .
Jack and Annie are in a treasure trove full of trouble!
Stuck on a desert island, captured by the evil Captain Bones and his
gang and a huge storm at sea . . . For a while, it looks like they
might not get home safely after all. And they discover that their
adventures are even more magical than they had first thought . . .
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of over forty books for young
people, including novels, picture books, biographies, mysteries, and
retellings of fairy tales and myths. She was the president of the
Author's Guild, the leading organization for professional writers in
the United States, for two years and has won many different awards for
her books.
She lives in New York City with her husband, Will, and their Norfolk
terrier, Bailey - who sleeps on the top of Mary's desk every day while
she writes.
