Part of Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions, book 2
First published 2003
Jack and Annie receive another summons to Camelot, where they find Merlin facing a crisis. Someone has stolen the Stone of Destiny, and the wizard needs their help to recover it. The trail leads to a castle filled with supernatural dangers. Merlin assigns them a companion for this quest: Teddy, a young wizard still learning his craft. The three children must enter the haunted fortress and navigate its otherworldly threats. Their search takes them through rooms and passages unlike anything they have encountered before. Jack relies on his research skills while Annie trusts her instincts, but both siblings will need courage to face what lurks in the castle's shadows. With Teddy's emerging magical abilities supporting them, they pursue the stolen artifact through increasingly perilous territory. The mission tests not only their bravery but their friendship as they confront forces that challenge everything they thought they knew about magic and danger.
Genres: adventure, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, quest
Setting: Camelot, Hallows Eve
Period: medieval
128 pages · Hardcover · Random House Books for Young Readers