INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Osborne, Mary Pope

Danger in the Darkest Hour: Super Edition

(4) 4-6 Magic Tree House series. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. Jack and Annie travel back to 1944 to rescue their friend Kathleen in the French countryside. The siblings find their courage and quick wits are critical when magic isn't available. The text, which is geared toward middle graders, borders on lecture toward the end, but like the chapter books for younger kids, this is a creative mending of magic and history. Detailed back matter provides more information.

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