Mary Pope Osborne

The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.

Pirates Past Noon

Sarah Sammis

During the ROOB competition I read through a bunch of the earliest Magic Tree House books. In Pirates Past Noon Jack and Annie go back in time to learn how to be pirates and to discover the identity of the mysterious M.

The earliest books are very short compared the newest ones. They are also short on plot. The gist here is that the siblings are still trying to learn who owns the tree house and how it works the way it does. In the middle of all of this are pirates who are out to get treasure.

If this were a later book there would be more information about piracy, letters of mark, the different nations involved in the Caribbean and so forth. As it stands, the pirates are merely caricatures and a means of putting the children in danger to move the plot.

Kim 

This book was a very quick read. This was not my favourite book from the series so far, but it was very interesting. I had no interest about the pirates at all. 

Capn' Bones was a very arrogant character towards Jack, Annie and his other pirate mates.
The part where Jack and Annie were trying to escaped the bady guys ship made me so intrigued with the story. They showed how courageous and sneaky they can be in escaping a situation that can potentially prolong for a long time. I am glad that they were able to figure out who M was and when M was talking about how the siblings brought the treehouse to life. All of the clues in the previous books make sense right now. 

Overall, it was an okay read, not the best book in the series.

Pirates Past Noon

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