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Jack and Annie are on an adventure to make magic. In this book they have to turn daylight into night. Well they are on this adventure they meet William Shakespeare and free a bear from going to the fights where dogs and bears have fights. (

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LillianE | Mar 28, 2009 |

I liked it because it was about William Shakespeare. He was the best writer in the world. He wrote plays. (

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skeeterbo | Sep 3, 2008 |

Jack and Annie go to London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and meet up with William Shakespeare who is conveniently short on actors. Jack and Annie end up getting cast as fairies in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Annie, of course, is a natural, and Jack discovers that he can actually do it, allowing them to discover strength within themselves. I will give it points for doing that, although they are still determined to "help" by saving a bear from the bear pits. (

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Spurred on by another mysterious rhyme from Morgan le Fay, the magical librarian of Camelot, siblings Jack and Annie climb into their magic traveling tree house once again, this time on a journey to Merry Olde England--and Shakespeare's theater. Their quest? To find "a special magic" that will, "without wand, spell, or charm / turn daytime into night." Armed only with their backpacks and a book about 16th-century England, Jack and Annie manage to solve the riddle, save a bear from a cruel fate, and make their stage debut in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Following the wildly successful formula of her Magic Tree House series (Earthquake in the Early Morning, Twister on Tuesday, etc.), Mary Pope Osborne delivers another exciting chapter book for young readers (and read-aloud listeners). Additional information about Shakespeare is included, plus a partial list of the more than 2,000 words and expressions he invented. As always, illustrator Sal Murdocca's appealing black-and-white drawings are well matched to Osborne's story. (Ages 5 to 9) --Emilie Coulter

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