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    A Good Night for Ghosts
    A Good Night for Ghosts
    A Good Night for Ghosts
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    A Good Night for Ghosts

    By Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca

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    The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!

    Jack and Annie are on a mission to find—and inspire—a musician that brings happiness to millions of people. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, and discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong.

    Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #42, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #14: A Good Night for Ghosts.

    Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

    Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
    Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
    Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
    Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

    Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Children's Books
    Release dateJul 28, 2009
    ISBN9780375894640

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      A Good Night for Ghosts - Mary Pope Osborne

      Dear Reader,

      Did you know there’s a Magic Tree House® book for every kid? From those just starting to read chapter books to more experienced readers, Magic Tree House® has something for everyone, including science, sports, geography, wildlife, history…and always a bit of mystery and magic!

      Cover images with descriptions for each series: Magic Tree House; Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books; F&P Level M. Magic Tree House Merlin Missions; More challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader; F&P Level M–N. Magic Tree House Super Edition; A longer and more dangerous adventure with Jack and Annie; F&P Level P. Magic Tree House Fact Trackers; Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures; F&P Levels N–T

      Happy reading!

      Mary Pope Osborne signature

      Here’s what kids and grown-ups have to say about the Magic Tree House® books:

      Oh, man…the Magic Tree House series is really exciting! —Christina

      I like the Magic Tree House series. I stay up all night reading them. Even on school nights! —Peter

      Jack and Annie have opened a door to a world of literacy that I know will continue throughout the lives of my students. —Deborah H.

      As a librarian, I have seen many happy young readers coming into the library to check out the next Magic Tree House book in the series. —Lynne H.

      Jack and Annie running through the woodsMagic Tree House Merlin Missions

      #1: CHRISTMAS IN CAMELOT

      #2: HAUNTED CASTLE ON HALLOWS EVE

      #3: SUMMER OF THE SEA SERPENT

      #4: WINTER OF THE ICE WIZARD

      #5: CARNIVAL AT CANDLELIGHT

      #6: SEASON OF THE SANDSTORMS

      #7: NIGHT OF THE NEW MAGICIANS

      #8: BLIZZARD OF THE BLUE MOON

      #9: DRAGON OF THE RED DAWN

      #10: MONDAY WITH A MAD GENIUS

      #11: DARK DAY IN THE DEEP SEA

      #12: EVE OF THE EMPEROR PENGUIN

      #13: MOONLIGHT ON THE MAGIC FLUTE

      #14: A GOOD NIGHT FOR GHOSTS

      #15: LEPRECHAUN IN LATE WINTER

      #16: A GHOST TALE FOR CHRISTMAS TIME

      #17: A CRAZY DAY WITH COBRAS

      #18: DOGS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT

      #19: ABE LINCOLN AT LAST!

      #20: A PERFECT TIME FOR PANDAS

      #21: STALLION BY STARLIGHT

      #22: HURRY UP, HOUDINI!

      #23: HIGH TIME FOR HEROES

      #24: SOCCER ON SUNDAY

      #25: SHADOW OF THE SHARK

      #26: BALTO OF THE BLUE DAWN

      #27: NIGHT OF THE NINTH DRAGON

      For a list of all the Magic Tree House® titles, visit MagicTreeHouse.com.

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      This is a work of fiction. All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical and public figures, are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Where real-life historical or public figures appear, the situations, incidents, and dialogues concerning those persons are fictional and are not intended to depict actual events or to change the fictional nature of the work. In all other respects, any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

      Text copyright © 2009 by Mary Pope Osborne

      Cover art and interior illustrations copyright © 2009 by Sal Murdocca

      All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. Originally published in hardcover as Magic Tree House #42 in 2009.

      Random House and the colophon are registered trademarks and A Stepping Stone Book and the colophon are trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC.

      Magic Tree House is a registered trademark of Mary Pope Osborne; used under license.

      Visit us on the Web!

      MagicTreeHouse.com

      rhcbooks.com

      Educators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at RHTeachersLibrarians.com

      The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this work as follows: Osborne, Mary Pope.

      A good night for ghosts / by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca.

      p. cm. — (Magic tree house ; #42)

      A Merlin mission.

      A Stepping Stone book.

      Summary: Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the King of Jazz.

      ISBN 978-0-375-85648-8 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-375-95648-5 (lib. bdg.) — ISBN 978-0-375-89464-0 (ebook) — ISBN 978-0-375-85649-5 (pbk.)

      [1. Time travel—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Armstrong, Louis, 1901–1971—Childhood and youth—Fiction. 4. Jazz—Fiction. 5. African Americans—Fiction. 6. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 7. New Orleans (La.)—History—20th century—Fiction.]

      I. Murdocca, Sal, ill. II. Title.

      PZ7.O81167Gon2009   [Fic]—dc22   2008042061

      Ebook ISBN 9780375894640

      This book has been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System.

      Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.

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      For Will, who always wanted

      me to write this book

      Dear Reader,

      Y ears ago, my husband, Will, and I lived for several weeks in the French Quarter in New Orleans while Will was performing in a

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